ACMA's 5G auction in Australia has now concluded, with four companies winning spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band. [ + ]

Queensland Minister for Digital Technology Mick de Brenni has warned the federal government against using the Australian Digital Council to wind back important legislation. [ + ]

The top three winners of the 5th annual Bell Labs Prize have been announced by Nokia. [ + ]

ACCAN welcomed the government's planned broadband universal service guarantee, but called for the passage of legislation guaranteeing access in regional areas. [ + ]

Instagram is the fastest growing social network among world leaders, according to a new study. [ + ]

Telecoms consumer group ACCAN has called for the government to adopt the key recommendations of the Regional Telecommunications Review. [ + ]

Ineffective software and poor processes are damaging workplace productivity, according to new research. [ + ]

Six physical IT and information security companies from Australia and New Zealand have merged into the new Optic Security Group.

Stephen Scheeler, former Facebook CEO for Australia and New Zealand, will step into the role. [ + ]

The opening of a new office is expected to create as many as 50 new IT jobs in the city. [ + ]

A $10 million cybersecurity initiative has just been launched by the federal government. [ + ]

New Zealand's Ultrafast Broadband network now passes roughly 1.4m premises and has just under 669,000 subscribers. [ + ]

nbn co is futureproofing the fibre-to-the-curb component of its network by deploying distribution point units capable of supporting G.fast technology. [ + ]

Cybercriminals seeking to capitalise on the spike in online sales activity during Black Friday and Cyber Monday held their own version of the shopping event. [ + ]

Key drivers for 5G deployment include increased network capacity, lower cost per gigabyte and new use case requirements. [ + ]