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A day without the internet in the world would cost US$43 billion with the US and China almost making up half of the sum together, accumulating US$21 billion, according to data presented by Atlas VPN.

Over half (54%) of the global population—an estimated 4.3 billion people—now owns a smartphone, according to GSMA’s annual State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2023 (Somic).

Internet and mobile connectivity services may soon become a utility requirement for housing developers and the properties they sell to prospective homeowners must be receptive to connection, a government consultation paper revealed.

Smart products and solutions provider for passive fibre infrastructure Hexatronic Group has acquired New Zealand fibre equipment supplier ATG Technology Group, which, the move, the company says, complements the operations of its existing subsidiary, Optical Solutions Australia.

The auDA Foundation's 2023 community grant round will make $600,000 available to 15 new education, research and community-based projects that enhance the utility of the internet.

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Nokia has claimed it is the first telecommunications vendor to manufacture fibre broadband optical modules in the US to be deployed for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (Bead) program.

Internet provider Superloop has introduced four new full-fibre plans as part of its "commitment to enable better internet for business customers."

UK regulator Ofcom is consulting on plans to make spectrum in the upper 6GHz band available for mobile internet and Wi-Fi services to increase capacity.

Telecommunications provider Telstra has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink to provide voice-only and voice plus broadband to rural and remote Telstra customers in Australia.

Broadband retailers continue to deliver close to plan speeds, according to the ACCC.

Telstra Wholesale's 400Gbps services are now available on routes between Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.

Telecommunications provider Optus has switched on a new tower in Dale River to strengthen coverage between Brookton and Perth.

The global attack surface is constantly expanding as new technologies and devices are connected to the internet, meaning that there are potentially more vulnerabilities and entry points for attackers to exploit, according to a new study published by security company Tenable.

Telstra Wholesale and Aussie Broadband have successfully trialled the use of live 400GE client services on two diverse links between Sydney and Melbourne.

There were 349.9 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains at the end of the third quarter of 2022, according to domain name registry services provider Verisign.

Network provider Vocus has signed an agreement with SpaceX to sell Starlink Business services to Australian enterprise and civil government customers.

The Regional Tech Hub, Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland MP, and the National Farmers’ Federation launched Connectivity Month to jumpstart awareness and inform people of the options available to help them get connected and stay connected to their mobile and internet services.

Aussie Broadband sees Internet access as a fundamental utility - like water and electricity, and gas, the Internet is an essential service that gives people the best education, entertainment, information, and access to Government and services.

More than a third of Aussies (35%) would delete themselves from the internet if they could, according to a new study commissioned by cybersecurity company NordVPN.