Global smartphone shipments have risen by 7.8% year-on-year in the first three months of 2024 to 289.4 million units, the technology analyst firm IDC says.



Fifty-seven percent of Australian businesses experienced 1-2 hours of downtime per week while over one-quarter experienced 3-4 hours of downtime per week due to fixed line/fibre network failure in the last 12 months, according to Cradlepoint’s 2024 State of Connectivity survey.

Viettel Solutions, representing Vietnamese telecommunications company Viettel, signed a memorandum of understanding with Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel to plan and develop the Vietnam – Singapore Cable System submarine cable system (VTS), directly connecting Vietnam and Singapore.

ASUS has released a new set of WiFi routers, which includes a dedicated unit for business. If you thought all WiFi routers and access points are the same, think again. ASUS has combined power and security along with a lot of clever, thoughtful touches that business owners will really appreciate.

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is inviting small to medium enterprises (SMEs) working on advanced manufacturing solutions to apply for a self-paced, 10-week, online program that can help them turn an idea into an R&D opportunity.

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Josh Martinez, newsletter editor, iTWire

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