Five companies including Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom (Vodafone) have won spectrum in the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s latest spectrum auction in the 26 GHz band. The 26 GHz band has been identified as optimal for the delivery of 5G wireless broadband services.



Three of the largest tech innovators – Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Facebook, and Microsoft – now have free access to patents under the Low-Carbon Patent Pledge. This patent can support scientists and help them “develop low-carbon solutions” and will be available royalty-free.

The production of a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra mmWave 128GB smartphone costs Samsung Electronics up to US$533 (A$691.10), about 7% less than the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research claims.

With COVID-19 an accelerator for organisations embarking on their digital transformation journeys, the companies who help enable these transformations are accelerating, too, with Jitterbit expanding its team by hiring Marco Meisert as director of APAC channel and alliances.

Avast has identified a “new cryptocurrency-stealing malware” that steals cryptocurrency wallet addresses and “redirects the transactions by replacing the recipients’ crypto wallet addresses with its own.” According to Avast, the malware has stolen US$560,000 from users since November 2018.

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