The vaccines' cold storage requirements and shipment rules put small, rural communities at a disadvantage, but that's only part of a long-running challenge.
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The pandemic will have a long-term impact on life in the countryside.
The need for much-improved internet connectivity exists across Canada. Will the Ontario government's recent announcement of $1 billion and the federal government's announcement of the Universal Broadband Fund of $1.75 billion for improved broadband be enough to make a difference?
South Africa has come short of its digital ambitions, but it can catch up by ensuring access to high speed broadband, and support for domestic digital firms and entrepreneurs.
Millions of households are expected to gain access to upgraded internet connections, with speeds of up to one gigabit per second (if you're willing to pay for the plan).
Americans depend more than ever on high-speed internet to connect to jobs, get health care and socialize. What policies really work to close the rural-urban digital divide?
Frustrated by the inability to get good internet, a rural village decided to dig a superfast connection in themselves.
After the 'world's biggest work-from-home experiment', many people (and their employers) might decide they needn't commute every day. If even a fraction do that, infrastructure needs will change.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing people to study and work online. It's also sparked a need for news and information. That's a challenge for the 24 million Americans who lack broadband internet access.
Only 3 million UK homes have fibre broadband which will aid their working from home to counter coronavirus spread. But those with copper ADSL or bad connections on mobile 4G may struggle.
Connecting every house to a fibre network is expensive and time-consuming.
A breakdown of the infrastructure and operating costs, as well as the market impact of giving free full-fibre broadband to the whole country.
A recent federal court ruling lets big telecom companies censor the internet in ways that boost their own profits – but also allows local and state governments to outlaw censorship if they wish.
Around half of homes in three major Australian cities only have access to very old technology: hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC). For them, access to the NBN fibre network remains only a fairy tale.
The NBN is on track to be privatised after the infrastructure is completed, but there are a number of other options that would retain the benefits of its disruption of the telecommunications market.
Malcolm Turnbull may be happy with his NBN connection, but many Australians aren't. And with an increasing number of alternatives on offer, the NBN could become a white elephant in Australian cities.
Many people in rural America don't have access to fast, affordable internet access. How might those communities connect to the global exchange of goods, services and ideas?
Australia's problems with the national broadband network run deeper than what can be solved through an investigation or more monitoring. Maybe we were just too optimistic.
As the issue of an open and free internet again comes up for public debate, Congress could participate – and help regulators devise a workable set of policies.
A multibillion-dollar effort is just beginning to build an all-new nationwide wireless broadband network for emergency responders. How will it work, why do we need it and how will it last 25 years?
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Group Head - Electronic and Photonic Systems Group and Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne
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Laureate Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne
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Associate professor, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Adj Professor of Digital Forensics, Tallinn University of Technology, University of Adelaide
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Professor and Neustadt Chair in Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University
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Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Canberra
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Digital Strategies & Innovation Platforms, Data61, CSIRO
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Sociology, University of Aberdeen
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Professor, Computer Networking and Telecommunications, University of Salford
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Visitor, Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) & Chair of Foundation for Effective Markets and Governance, Australian National University
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Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
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John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Associate Professor in Urbanism and Telecommunication Planning, Sydney Research Accelerator (SOAR) Fellow, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor at the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University - Newark
