CommsWire - 5 October 2017

New nbn Sky Muster plans offer up to 300GB monthly data Retailers are now selling new, larger capacity nbn Sky Muster plans, promising "better value broadband for the bush" at peak and off peak times following announcements made by NBN Co in June of increases to wholesale data limits.

Commswire - 28 February 2017

Telstra: LTE-Broadcast across Australia by 2018 Telstra and Ericsson have announced the upcoming deployment of LTE-B and continued investment for the national roll-out of LTE-B in 2017 and beyond.

CommsWire - 9 November 2016 Special Edition

NBN rollout will be done by 2020 says Morrow; IA says time for govt to review NBN strategy; Telstra?s first mobile leasing plan for SMBs to stay ?up to date?; Motorola Solutions buys Australia?s Gridstone; Smartphone VR: over half of VR shipments by 2021; Verizon helps out with fight against childhood rheumatic heart disease; 

CommsWire - 11 October 2016

Most Aussies hardly use their landline and cost trumps speed; Dubber secures Simetric agreement on mobile recording solution; UK and Australia Govts banning Apple Watch from Cabinet meetings: hacking fears; Big Switch ? like name, like nature; Samsung should cut its losses and take Note7 off the market; Most phones lack protection: survey; Verizon bid to get Yahoo! price lowered: report; 

CommsWire - 26 July 2016

NBN?s Sky Muster II satellite set for ultra fast liftoff on 5 October The countdown is on for the launch of NBN Co?s Sky Muster II satellite, with the hope of a smooth and successful launch for more satellite broadband for Australians. Optus signs up QBE to three-year deal Optus has sealed a three-year contract with insurance giant QBE Australia to provide voice, mobile and data services across the company?s national network.

CommsWire - 13 May 2016

Profits up, but Optus revenues hit by ACCC call fee changes; Another Telstra outage on Friday the 13th May 2016?; Verizon, Actifio partner to launch cloud backup service; EU Commission says no to Hutchinson takeover of O2; E-invoicing could save Australia $7-$10 billion annually; Executive demand nosedives as election jitters take hold; Samsung Galaxy Note 6 leaks ? no its water resistant.

CommsWire - 6 May 2016

Apple & SAP team to bring HANA to iPhone; ACMA makes changes to mobile roaming standards; Malware borrows adware tricks to bypass Android security; Pact says cloud is best for growth; Verizon DBIR a real eye opener; Ericsson & partners support nbn Sky Muster broadband services delivery; NEC will recognise you.

CommsWire - 23 March 2016

Telstra Hellstra? Telstra #outage strikes again; Vodafone pounces on Telstra?s troubles, says ?join Vodafone?; Australia tops average peak connection speed rankings: State of Internet report; Verizon expands partner program to boost Asia Pacific presence; NextDC Canberra data centre connects to AXONVX; Telstra?s muru-D showcases successful Singapore startups; GoDaddy launches Cloud Servers and Cloud Apps worldwide;

CommsWire - 7 March 2016

Turnbull?s MTM not good enough, IA chief tells Senate NBN Inquiry; Secret nbn trial slashes per-premises costs in half; Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dead at 74; Top crypto experts differ on Apple v FBI case; Verizon goes 'behind the scenes' of major cyber-crimes; Equinix SY4 opening soon in Sydney.

The politics of speed: An examination of national governments' policies for FTTX networks

This article examines the views of a selection of national governments on the desirability of ubiquitous high speed broadband and any plans or policies in place to achieve this. It notes that 82 percent of investment in 2012-17 in the world?s developed countries is estimated to be in FTTH.