Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will host a two-day broadband summit in Sydney next month to identify industry development opportunities and productivity windfalls that can be derived from the National Broadband Network project.
The summit, to be opened by the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on December
10, will be held just two weeks after the Senate debate regulatory
changes that could change the face of the telecommunications sector
into the future.
The so-called 'Realising Our Broadband Future' is being organised by
the Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy department and
includes keynote speakers ranging from Mr Rudd, to NBN Company
executive director Mike Quigley and the University of Southern
California's Centre for the Digital Future director Jeff Cole.
"We want to demonstrate the great innovation taking place in education,
health, business, government and the community that will shape the way
we live our lives in the future," Senator Conroy said.
"This forum will highlight the opportunities and help our research
community and commercial sectors plan for the digital applications,
services and business models of the future."
Other keynotes include long-time industry advocate Senator Kate Lundy;
internet pioneer Vint Cerf; Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett; ICANN
senior president Paul Twomey; and Gov2.0 Taskforce chair Nicholas Gruen.
Senator Conroy said the summit would include the technology that has
been popularoised by this Government through Kate Lundy’s PublicSphere
events, including Webcasts, live audio streaming, Twitter feeds and a
collaborative wiki.
The summit includes breakout sessions on Smart Infrastructure, eHealth, digital education, eBusiness and eCommunity.
Senator Conroy said the summit aimed to create a 'national dialogue' to
help extract value –for both business and social outcomes – from the
nation’s investment in high-speed broadband.
"This is about casting a vision for the future, highlighting the
opportunities for businesses and other organisations to develop and
embrace new applications and services enabled in the high-speed
broadband environment."
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