CommsWire - 10 December 2018
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Telstra heads four companies in buying 5G spectrum
Telstra has picked up the largest number of lots in the 5G spectrum auction organised by the Australian Communication and Media Authority in the 3.6 GHz band.
NBN Co looks to earnings from businesses to avoid write-down
The NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, plans to create new plans for businesses in order to earn $1 billion in revenue from the sector.
Singtel integrates cyber security capabilities under Trustwave
Singapore telecommunications provider Singtel has grouped its cyber security capabilities along with those of Optus, Trustwave and NCS into a single entity that will operate under the Trustwave brand.
ACCC suggests body to curb excesses of Google, Facebook
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has suggested that a regulatory entity which can investigate and curb the influence of technology giants Google and Facebook be set up, as part of the recommendations in a preliminary report from its inquiry into digital platforms.
Business as usual for crims under encryption laws: security pro
Terrorists and paedophiles, the two claimed targets of the government's encryption laws, are likely to bury themselves deeper on the dark net and adopt necessary security precautions to keep operating as before, a senior security professional has warned.