Hi John, Optus has seen a 20% fall in profits year-on-year for the first half of its 2018 fiscal year, with Australia's second biggest telco reporting $259 million in net profit for the period against $325 million for the first half a year ago.
Microsoft and partner companies are working with the NSW Department of Education and the Aboriginal Education and Communities Directorate in a program aimed at safeguarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and language, through Australia’s first augmented reality and digital skills initiative, The Njulgang Project. China Mobile's 5G Innovation Centre "worked closely with Huawei to unveil the first 5G network based 8K VR live broadcast", showcasing one way 5G will change our virtual and actual realities. With MVNO OVO's data allowances at least doubling across most plans during 2018, its provocation of fellow mobile and data players to capture cunning customers has reached its highest count yet. Telstra yesterday announced that Robyn Denholm would be stepping down as Chief Financial Officer due to her acceptance of the role of Chairman with the board of Elon Musk’s electric car multinational Tesla Inc. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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