This paper suggests that the forgotten domain of the complex and vigorous debates about the future of higher speed broadband in Australia is the experience and expectations of users and consumers with broadband. Research to date about such user experiences, especially in Australia, has essentially concentrated on Internet services and mainly with narrowband users. Yet...

Wireless Broadband technologies can play an important part in the deployment of broadband infrastructure albeit for different contexts in both developed and developing countries. Wireless technologies have a particular niche in the different ways of developing countries that do not have a mature copper network for DSL and in developed countries for application in rural...

This paper discusses the initial development of a survey instrument designed to investigate the range of factors affecting broadband adoption in Australia. The development of these constructs builds on existing technology adoption models, innovation diffusion theory and psychology studies related to consumer choice and qualitative research by the author. The survey instrument is designed to...

Can governments lift their broadband performance rankings? This paper aims to identify the factors that are significant in driving broadband penetration.

The evolution of internet services from niche to mainstream over the last ten years underlines the tremendous rate of change in the industry. Keeping across developments is a key challenge for the ACCC and, no doubt, the industry as whole. Michael Cosgrave of the ACCC's Communications Group describes how the commission is working to ensure...