Hi John, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has defied the US Trump administration’s best efforts to hamper its business through bans and restrictions and recorded a bumper first half. Huawei also surged ahead of the smartphone market in China in Q2 2019 to achieve the highest market share for any vendor in eight years, according to global research firm Canalysis.
Meanwhile, revenue opportunities for mobile operators, outside of voice, messaging and mobile data termination, will reach US$120 billion by 2024 - up from US$67 billion this year, according to a new report. On the home front, Internet service provider Internode has won the Internet Service Provider Customer Satisfaction Monthly Award for June with a customer satisfaction rating of 82%. South Australia's two largest regional cities Whyalla and Mount Gambier are set to get gigabit internet service by the end of 2019. Western Australia’s Murdoch University has selected the Ex Libris campusM student portal and mobile app to enhance and increase student engagement by improving its digital student services as well as providing a dedicated mobile app. Australian businesses must treat cyber security as a growth accelerator and not a handbrake, as they embrace the challenges and opportunities of the digital age, yet at the same time, widespread digital transformation has amplified the requirement for rigorous cyber-protection, according to an expert panel. 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
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