Vodafone's first FDD Massive MIMO trial site has gone live in Parramatta, the first of five sites across Australia to act as trial locations for 4.9G, with Sydney's Chinatown and Haymarket to follow, and it's using Huawei technology to make it happen.

Telstra has suffered another mobile network outage and users are venting their frustrations on social media.

Meanwhile, Australia’s second biggest telco Optus is tempting customers with a promise of fast speeds, more entertainment options and $10 off their monthly bill with the launch of its new suite of fixed broadband plans.

Satellite service operators appear to be feeling the heat as the time nears for 5G services to be rolled out, fearing that they will be pushed aside by mobile services.

A class action against Google for allegedly terminating AdSense accounts and not paying out the balance at the time of suspension has been settled.

Software firm Agile Digital, secure cloud provider Vault Systems and the federal Department of Health have collaborated to demonstrate proof-of-concept of a system where blockchain technology can be used to help data scientists analyse the data of patients and not violate their privacy.

Australians lost $340 million to scams in 2017, a rise of $40 million over the 2016 figure, according to data from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Researchers at Edith Cowan University claim that educational video games can improve children's mental maths skills - presumably not the GTA, COD or FIFA games though.

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