Australia ranks second behind Finland for Wireless broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, according to the December 2013 OECD report published in on July 22 2014. Australia, along with six others, now have wireless broadband penetration beyond 100% Wireless broadband penetration has grown to 72.4% in the OECD area, according to December 2013 data, meaning there are almost three wireless subscriptions for…
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The ongoing debate on national infrastructure investment for telecommunications in Australia is mind-numbing. I was a teenager when the Snowy Mountains Scheme was completed. An inter-generational non-partisan development that strengthened the country. I am not sure we demonstrate the ability to replicate such developments? Those concerned with the demographic challenges facing the country over the next generation and the implications for…
There is NOTHING like access to HIGH-SPEED and RELIABLE broadband infrastructure. I have NOTHING like access to HIGH SPEED and RELIABLE broadband infrastructure. A small rant regarding my network access today...... I have been involved, both personally and professionally, in the planning and development of information and telecommunications projects for Education, Business and Communities for almost 30 years. Most recently,…
A new report, released in September of this year, conducted jointly by Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), Arthur D. Little and Chalmers University of Technology in 33 OECD countries, quantifies the isolated impact of broadband speed, showing that doubling the broadband speed for an economy increases GDP by 0.3%. A 0.3 percent GDP growth in the OECD region is equivalent to USD 126…
Gov2.0 in the Age. Joshua Gans has an opinion piece in The Age today on Government 2.0. Taskforce needs to loosen grip on hidden public data Joshua Gans, The Age, 6th July 2009 (see also WA Today) The Government’s tight control of public information is outdated. UNLOCKING the information collection by governments — and deciding what information could be of social value —…
Applications for the Access to Bandwidth Pilot Project are open until 10 May 2006. The Australian Flexible Learning Framework project pilots the use of national high capacity connectivity for teaching, learning and assessment. Criteria for applicants is available from the web site. Link: Applications for Access to Bandwidth Project
All members of the LLEN should note the work of the Victorian Rural and Regional Services Development Committee and the Outer Suburban/Interface Services and Development Committee of the Parliament of Victoria. Over the past year the Central Ranges LLEN has given sworn evidence, made submissions to or assisted other groups to contribute to these three inquiries. On January 19th, 2006,…
Work has started to provide broadband Internet services to more than 1600 Victorian Government school under the Victorian Government's $89 million VicSmart initiative funded in this year's State Budget. Link: Broadband Rollout to 1600 Victorian Schools Underway
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