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• FTTP broadband requires bipartisan support: IIA

  The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has called for bipartisan support of an wholesale-only fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband network, no matter who wins government on 21 August.
  

• In brief: Telstra halves broadband pricing

  In an unprecedented move for Australia's largest Internet service provider (ISP), Telstra has halved the cost of its most expensive BigPond broadband plan.
  

• Cathay Pacific plans in-flight broadband, live TV from 2012

  Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways plans to offer in-flight broadband, cell-phone service and live television on its aircraft from early 2012, it said Wednesday.

• 1Mbps broadband becomes a legal right in Finland

  Every resident in Finland has a legal right to 1Mbps broadband access from today.

• MIT researchers promise an Internet that's 100x faster and cheaper

  MIT researchers have developed technology that they say not only will make the Internet 100 to 1,000 times faster, but also could make high-speed data access a lot cheaper.

• Twitter, Apple, AT&T irk customers

  User frustration ran high in IT news this week. People cursed Apple and AT&T after both companies' Web sites crashed from the crush of iPhone 4 pre-orders.

• FCC group crafting plans to open up mobile spectrum

  The Federal Communications Commission Spectrum Task Force laid out preliminary ideas on Friday for making frequencies now used for satellite services available for conventional mobile broadband.

• Internode revamps business ADSL plans

  Internet Search Provider (ISP), Internode, has announced reworked business ADSL broadband plans, claiming a combination of increased data quotas and reduced prices.

• ITU approves G.hn for home networking

  The International Telecommunication Union on Friday gave final approval to G.hn, a standard for high-speed home networking that spans coaxial cable, electrical wiring and phone lines.

• SA Gov to acquire new satellite services for remote learning

  School children living and studying in remote areas of central Australia could soon get more affordable and reliable Internet services under a new plan by the South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services (DECS).

• Mobile broadband speeds jump in 2009

  Mobile broadband networks saw a huge jump in performance in 2009, driven by greater download speeds and reliability, according to analyst firm IDC.

• More than one in four use Internet worldwide, says ITU

  About 26 per cent of the world's population were online at the end of 2009, and mobile telephony is booming with the number of mobile subscribers likely to reach the 5 billion mark this year, according to a report released Tuesday by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

• CeBIT 2010: Ubiquitous broadband poses problem for cyber security

  Symmetric, high speed, ubiquitous broadband will lead to a big increase in cyber crime, according to a cyber security expert.
  

• NBN 101: Is Australia's NBN world class?

  Some have called the proposed fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) national broadband network (NBN) "world class," but how far ahead of the rest of the world is Australia? For those who haven't heard, the network will provide committed speeds of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) to 90 per cent (possibly 93 per cent) of the population, as well as at least 12Mbps to most rural areas of Australia through fixed wireless and satellite services. Given Australia's geography and the speeds its more remote constituents have had to deal with currently, it certainly seems like an ambitious project.

• Conroy goes global with United Nations role

  The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has added to his ministerial role with an appointment as founding member of the United Nations' (UN) Broadband Commission for Digital Development.