Optus announced that Optus Flex customers will be able to level up their streaming, scrolling and downloads as its 5G network is now available on its new ‘click and connect’ Flex 5G mobile plan.



The market size of enterprise mobility in Australia, in terms of spending opportunity, is set to reach US$1.4 billion in 2025, forecasts data and analytics company GlobalData.

A parliamentary panel has delivered a riposte to Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn who has been pushing for the regulation of Apple Pay, saying it is not convinced that there is any need for regulatory intervention at this time.

Tech analyst firm Canalys has issued what on the surface appears to be a contradictory report about the global PC market on Monday, claiming that it fell by 2% year-on-year for the third quarter of 2021, after it released a report in October claiming a 5% rise.

Open-source file syncing and sharing software company Nextcloud has announced a Backup app for its cloud software, which can aid in creating a recovery instance for small installations.

Anti-money laundering tech company First AML has raised $28.7 million (NZ$30 million) in a Series B funding led by investing firm Blackbird Ventures.

Telecommunications company Aussie Broadband wins the Customer Service Organisation of the Year at the 2021 Australian Service Excellence Awards or the second time.

UNESCO has identified the year 2025 as the critical date after which it will be problematic, if not impossible, to play and preserve content recorded on audio and video tapes or content held on other obsolete electronic formats.

And as always there's plenty more today, so for all the news please visit www.itwire.com.

Stephen Withers, newsletter editor, iTWire

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