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• NBN: Aussie Broadband calls for some fixed wireless to be replaced with FTTN, FTTC

  Uptake of NBN Co’s fixed wireless network means the service is entering a “second phase” that requires “a significant government-funded capital injection and a clever approach to ongoing upgrades,” according to retail service provider (RSP) Aussie Broadband.

• Horizon Power IT manager accused of corruption

  Horizon Power technology manager Paul Thomas corruptly exploited his position to have the utility pay Trusted Solutions IT, a company he owned, a report from Western Australia’s Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) has alleged.

• Funds to help AirTrunk expand Australian data centres

  Data centre operator AirTrunk says has secured $850 million in financing to undertake a “major expansion” of its Sydney and Melbourne data centres.

• NSW expands digital driver’s licence rollout

  New South Wales’ trial of digital driver licences will be expanded to encompass Sydney’s east, the state government announced today.

• New Payments Platform: RBA chief blames big banks for sluggish PayID adoption

  Reserve Bank of Australia governor Dr Philip Lowe says that take-up of the PayID system — which is based on the New Payments Platform — has so far been “less than earlier industry projections”.

• IBM, Maersk launch blockchain-based shipping platform with 94 early adopters

  After launching a proof of concept earlier this year, IBM and Maersk have unveiled TradeLens, the production version of an electronic ledger for tracking global shipments; the companies say they have 94 participants piloting the system, including more than 20 port and terminal operators.

• CBA confirms problem with Visa transactions

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia says some Visa transactions are not being processed due to a technical issue.

• Sydney Trains blames bungled IT upgrade for transport chaos

  A weekend meltdown of Sydney’s train system was caused by an “IT upgrade” according to Transport for NSW.

• Biometrics: Govt plays down concerns over mass surveillance, private-sector access

  Officials from the Department of Home Affairs have sought to assuage concerns that a proposed national facial recognition service could lay the basis for mass surveillance.

• Angelene Falk confirmed as Australia’s new privacy czar

  The government has appointed Angelene Falk as Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner.

• Optus takes exception to Telstra 5G claims

  Optus has hit back at Telstra over claims by the larger telco that it was the first Australian mobile carrier whose network was “5G ready”.

• Nvidia revenue hit by cryptocurrency drop

  Nvidia shares fell as much as 5 percent in after-hours trading on Thursday after the chip maker said cryptocurrency-fueled demand had dried up and it forecast sales below Wall Street targets, overshadowing quarterly results that otherwise beat expectations.

• Digitalisation: The next telco revolution

  The Australian telecommunications (telco) industry is largely responsible for the highly connected and digital world we live in today.

• Australian teen sparks FBI action after hacking Apple: media

  An Australian teenager has pleaded guilty to hacking into the main computer network of technology giant Apple.

• Oracle and IBM seek to build a Java API for SIMD support

  The Java Vector API aims to provide a mechanism to write complex vector algorithms in Java