Telecommunications provider TPG Telecom has reported a fall of 56% in net profits for the financial year 2019 compared to last year, with the company attributing the fall from $397.5 million to $175 million to its being forced to give up plans for a mobile network.

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has launched a new smartphone, the Y9 Prime 2019, in the Australian market, with a pop-up front camera that permits a notchless screen and is claimed to make the taking of selfies more fun. It retails for $399.

Australia's first live 5G broadcast was demonstrated at the Telstra Vantage event in Melbourne.Telstra demonstrated an 8K 360-degree live video broadcast from Kurrawa beach, Queensland.

And in more news from the event, Telstra announced Data Hub which is intended to serve as a secure and controlled intermediary for organisations wishing to share data with others

The Australian Information Industry Association has called on its members and counterpart associations throughout Asia to invest in the proposed new centre to commercialise digital health and devices into Indo-Asia.

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