Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has given a hint as to how the Government would react to the digital platforms inquiry report handed over to it by the ACCC in July, claiming that the loss of revenue suffered by traditional media due to the dominance of digital technology firms like Google and Facebook may not be as bad as suggested.

Non-profit consumer action group Digital Tasmania has decried the fact that a $5.2 million investment to upgrade mobile services in Tasmania's west coast region has been limited to just one mobile operator – Telstra.

Small ISP Aussie Broadband is in the process of raising capital ahead of an IPO on the ASX in 2020.

More Australians can now access diagnostic test results online with the upgrading of My Health Record announced by the Australian Digital Health Agency.

While the tipping point for digital insurance acceptance is here, the insurance industry’s reputation may slow the realisation of digital transformation due to customer reluctance to share data, according to new research.

Swedish telecoms equipment provider Ericsson has been selected by communications service provider KDDI as the primary 5G vendor for next-generation network deployment in Japan.

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