Regional Australia is crying out for equitable access to broadband

Internet and broadband connectivity are the foundation of the networked economy. But to ensure the benefits of the networked economy are evenly distributed, the Australian government needs to ensure access to the internet to encourage and support innovation. A recent report from SGS Economics and Planning highlights a widening gap between the economic workhorses of Sydney and Melbourne and regional Australia. All of the key sectors experiencing growth depend upon the networked economy. The emerging economic environment is leveraging the rapid rise in real-time connectivity between people, businesses, devices and systems. Read the full article on The Conversation

Signal generation schemes for millimeter-wave radio-over-fiber system based on heterodyned unlocked light sources and RF homodyned receiver

Two millimeter-wave radio-over-fiber signal-generation schemes are demonstrated by heterodyning unlocked-lasers and homodyning the detected RF-carrier to cancel phase-noise effects at baseband. The proposed schemes avoid phase/frequency locking, high-speed modulators and local-oscillators at CS and BSs.4 page(s

Experimental demonstration of a heterodyned radio-over-fiber system using unlocked light sources and RF homodyning at the receiver

A simplified millimeter-wave radio-over-fiber system is demonstrated experimentally by heterodyning unlocked light sources and homodyning the RF signal at the receiver. The technique avoids phase/frequency locking, high-speed modulators and local oscillators at CO and BSs.2 page(s

Election 2016: What will a re-elected Coalition government mean for key policy areas?

Labor leader Bill Shorten on Sunday conceded the 2016 election to Malcolm Turnbull, though it remains uncertain whether the Coalition will form a majority or minority government. So what’s ahead now for health, infrastructure, the economy, welfare, education and more? The Conversation’s experts respond to what the Coalition’s agenda will mean for key policy areas