The Australian Communications and Media Authority expects formal standards for the first phase of 5G to be in place by mid- to late-2018, and deployments to start a year or two after that.

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai topped a list of executives from the pay TV, telecommunications and wireless industries as far as total compensation for 2016 was concerned, making nearly US$200 million, according to newly compiled figures.

Blockchain technology is bobbing up in the food business, according to a new research brief, claiming insights on how the tech can drive “efficiency, transparency and trust”

New research, commissioned by Xbox and conducted by Telsyte, has revealed that “Australian parents are increasingly looking to digital entertainment such as video games or streaming services to build family ties, with 1 in 2 (49%) parents claiming these shared experiences have a positive effect on family bond building".

Although there were a tiny handful of reports of problems with a PE500 technical error a couple of hours after the 11am “same time as the US” broadcast, there were no complaints on Twitter for Monday night’s Foxtel GoT S7 Ep 2 broadcast.

The Moto Z2 Play, Gen 2, 2017, packs way more into its next iteration as the entry-level flagship of the Z series. Add Moto Mods compatibility and it can take sales from its more expensive big brothers, the Z2 and Z2 Force, says Ray Shaw in his latest review.

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