NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has signed a deal worth $184 million over 10 years with Speedcast International to deliver wholesale business satellite services to regional and remote Australia.

Local taxi payment vendor Cabcharge has tied up with Chinese payment platform Alipay to try and attract the ever growing number of Chinese tourists into using taxis and using a payment method which is familiar to them.

Telstra is set to test next generation mobile technologies in Australian conditions to support the early commercial deployment of 5G mobile services in Australia, following the opening of its new 5G Innovation Centre at its Southport Exchange on the Gold Coast.

Microsoft Windows servers around the globe are playing host to a mining botnet known as Smominru Monero, which may have made as much as US$3.6 million for its operators based on the current value of the Monero cryptocurrency.

With Amazon Alexa now speaking and being spoken to by Australians, developers are activating Alexa as a new way to engage with customers, but this simply gives voice to ensuring the best all-round customer experience.

New Zealand accounting software provider Xero has abandoned its home securities exchange, the NZX, and is now solely listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

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