Broadband
Report
Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network report: the rollout of the National Broadband Network: 1st Report of the 45th Parliament
The Government is disappointed that after considering 191 submissions; holding 15 public hearings; receiving testimony from 179 witnesses; and undertaking three site visits, the Committee’s majority report and recommendations indicates a failure to understand the fundamentals of the NBN.
Report
Technology, media and telecommunications predictions 2018
The technology, media and entertainment, and telecommunications ecosystem remains as fascinating as ever in 2018. Will augmented reality become mainstream? How will machine learning affect the enterprise? What's the future of the smartphone? This predictions report provides insight into transformation and growth opportunities over the next one to five years.
Discussion paper
Telstra’s proposal to vary the migration plan to facilitate the rollout of fibre to the curb for the NBN: discussion paper
The ACCC has released this discussion paper on Telstra’s proposed variation to the migration plan to facilitate the rollout of 'fibre to the curb' for the NBN, together with some other proposed variations to the plan.
Conference paper
Public wi-fi in Australian cities: are there lessons for ‘smart city’ government?
Wireless communication is now integral to the social, economic and cultural life of cities and will become increasingly so as Internet of Things (IOT) technologies alter existing urban processes and generate entirely new ones. Although wireless connectivity engages almost all aspects of urban governance, management of the underpinning infrastructure is essentially a new field of...
Article
Can the NBN bridge the communication divide between regional and metropolitan Australia?
With a third of the population living in regional Australia, a strong internet is required now more than ever to provide regional Australians with the same opportunities their metropolitan counterparts enjoy, argues Matthew Meagher.