Commpete, the former Competitive Carriers Coalition, has called for the resignation of the board of NBN Co, the company rolling out the Australian national broadband network, accusing it of comprehensively failing in its core mission, including driving a more competitive telecommunications sector.

A senior Huawei official says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo may soon declare a ban on trouser belts being made in China, claiming they are a risk to US national security as armies cannot fight with trousers round their ankles.

Telstra has signed a multi-year agreement with One Door, a US-based provider of cloud-based visual merchandising software to implement localised customer experiences.

While a substantial proportion of Australians are still forced to use ADSL broadband New Zealand’s competition regulator, the Commerce Commission, is set to recommend that the resale copper voice services of the country’s largest telco Spark be deregulated.

A common drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may reverse the thickening of heart muscle that leads to cardiovascular disease, scientists at the University of Dundee have found.

And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com.

Have a great day!

Stan Beer, Editor, iTWire

ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com

Contact:

andrew.matler@itwire.com

0412 390 000