Hi John, Chinese smartphone maker vivo, which so far has not made its presence felt in Australia, has announced that it would be launching a 5G model, the X50 Pro, as part of the all-new vivo X-series of flagship devices.
Local NBN reseller Aussie Broadband has cut a deal with private fibre cable provider OptiComm to offer fibre-to-the home services to the latter's private customers. Scientists at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have solved a farming challenge using artificial intelligence to identify the boundary of every individual paddock in Australia's grain growing region from space – around 1.7 million of them. New restrictions put in place by the US in a bid to prevent Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies from obtaining the parts it needs to manufacture its smartphones and 5G base stations appear to be showing cracks even before they come into force on 14 September. Roughly half the smartphones shipped to China in the second quarter of 2020 were 5G devices, the technology research firm IDC says, adding that this proportion was well ahead of other regions or countries. The NSW Government is planning to build smart technology into infrastructure and buildings in a move its says will create jobs, cut traffic and commute times, slash water bills, reduce crime and boost the economy and turn New South Wales into the "smart state". Australian-listed environmental management technology company Envirosuite has inked a binding share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of water modelling R&D technology software company AqMB Holdings for $1.35 million. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor, iTWire PROMOTE YOUR WEBINAR on iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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