Data centre giant Equinix has been hit by the Windows NetWalker ransomware and a $4.5 million ransom demanded, according to the company and a report by Bleeping Computer, a website that specialises in reporting on this kind of malware.



Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies will release its own mobile operating system, HarmonyOS, by year-end and position it as an alternative to Google's Android mobile operating system, a senior company official told a developers' conference in Dongguan on Thursday. The conference was streamed live on YouTube.

Aussie Broadband managing director Phillip Britt has taken out the Australian communications industry’s most prestigious accolade, with the award of the title of Communications Ambassador 2020 at this year’s ACOMM awards.

Unified Communications (UC) services provider Modality Systems is overhauling the telephony and contact centre platforms at natural health products company Blackmores aimed at giving the company’s employees new ways of meeting and collaborating anywhere.

Optus is launching two new 5G Internet plans targeting its customers with the options of selecting a 5G high speed and streamed entertainment package it claims will best meet their usage habits.

Communications provider MNF Enterprise has been selected as a preferred supplier to the Digital Transformation Agency’s (DTA) telecommunications marketplace.

Chinese smartphone maker OPPO does not intend to let the grass grow under its feet when it comes to software updates, with the company saying it would release ColorOS 11, its modified version of Android, which would be based on version 11 which was released by Google on Tuesday.

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