Kiwi-Aussie rivalry plays out in typical win-some, lose-some fashion in the internet access world.
A few weeks ago in Sydney, I did an interview with ABC Radio about the dire state of Australia’s broadband. The country’s National Broadband Network has been a disaster technically, financially and politically – a failure of leadership that has crippled a piece of infrastructure critical to the country’s economic development.
It was nice to contrast that debacle with the success here of the ultrafast broadband network, which has given a big boost to internet connection speeds all over the country. We are using much more data – on average 250GB (gigabytes) a month for users of fibre last year. As a result, about two-thirds of broadband plans are now “unlimited” – they have no monthly download cap.
That is as it should be – you shouldn’t have to think about how much data you are using in the age of ultra-high-definition video streaming. But what about broadband on your mobile?
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First-world problem
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Applying intelligence to AI
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Nazism rears its head
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Staying ahead of the game
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Grasping the nettle
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Hangry? Eat breakfast
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Chemical reaction
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Me and my guitar
Australian guitarist Karin Schaupp sticks to the familiar for her Dunedin concerts.
Time is on my side
Age does not weary some of our much-loved musicians but what keeps them on the road?
The kids are not alright
Nuanced account details how China's blessed generation has been replaced by one consumed by fear and hopelessness.
