Optus suffered one of the largest telecommunications outages in Australian history today. Here are the factors that can cause such events.
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Instruction through mobile phones can provide an effective, scalable method to provide education instruction when schooling is disrupted.
Undersea cables are made of bundles of glass fibres, each one as thick as a strand of human hair.
Parties who design the technologies and platforms on which mobile apps are built and marketed must be brought within the legal accountability framework to close the privacy loop.
African governments should prioritise investment in high speed internet connectivity because it can have spillover benefits for education systems, as well as economic and social growth.
Analysis of smartphone data shows why countries need to coordinate border closures to stop the spread of the new variant.
Health systems have very quickly pivoted to providing services online, but there is much more to do if we’re to unlock remote healthcare’s full potential.
Phones sometimes serve as a ‘digital leash’ to check women’s whereabouts - a growing feature of many relationships and conflicts.
Automated text messages if your phone detects you’re a long way from home, or discounted home internet, are just a few possible technology solutions to make New Zealanders “stay home to save lives”.
Telstra and Optus have already made arrangements to support customers with extra, free data during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what is the NBN doing?
Policies need to address human develop challenges, if people are to be equitably brought on line.
Regulators should stimulate demand for broadband services through increased access to computers.
Remote Queensland farmers are among the least “digitally included” communities in Australia, according to a new report that documents the impacts of low access, affordability and digital ability for families and communites.
In sub-Saharan Africa there are more people with mobile phones than access to electricity, and their data could be useful.
5G is similar to existing mobile networks, but with key differences in hardware and software. And we still need to work out who will build this infrastructure in Australia.
In this Speed Read, learn the difference between 3G, 4G and 5G, and why it matters.
Why do tech companies care so much about self-driving cars? If drivers no longer need to pay attention to the road, they can use their mobile devices even more.
How do internet companies decide which network traffic to slow down and which to charge against users’ data plans? And what can we learn about net neutrality from the answers?
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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