National Broadband Network

• Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) segment is expected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period.
• Moreover, while deploying multiple CMTS units can be expensive and require significant space, CCAP offers a more centralized and scalable solution.
• Virtual CMTS is expected to hold the largest market share in the CMTS market during the forecast period.
• It provides around USD 42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment and adoption programs in all states.

• London is the best region to secure tickets, despite congested broadband networks
  Over 420,000 properties in the UK have virtually zero-chance of getting Glastonbury tickets as they can't access usable broadband.
• Now, new analysis from alternative broadband specialists National Broadband can reveal the best and worst spots in the UK for getting a sought-after ticket.
• The aptly named Glastonbury Ticket Scramble Matrix looks at median broadband speeds and estimated network traffic to highlight where the best and worst spots are to bag a ticket to Glastonbury this year.
• The regional Glastonbury Ticket Scramble Score is ranked out of 100 and combines median broadband speeds and Ofcom broadband data with demographic data.

• It doesn’t explain everything; it doesn’t explain nothing.
• And it is for the nation to think in a sophisticated way about those shades of grey.
• And it is for the nation to think in a sophisticated way about those shades of grey.
• And if we have forgotten key aspects of the Gillard years, what does that partial amnesia say about us?

From ‘Juliar’ to feminist icon

• Controversies surrounding Labor MP Craig Thompson and Speaker Peter Slipper (selected for the role by Gillard) further undermined her standing.
• Her body was objectified in the public domain, and the shock jocks of commercial radio questioned the sexuality of her then partner.
• Not until 2014 – in the witness box of a royal commission, no less – was Gillard finally able to clear her name.

The misogyny speech

• But Gillard’s renowned misogyny speech was not an instant sensation in Australia.
• The context – a censure motion on the disgraced speaker Peter Slipper – was unpropitious, and when Gillard made her speech, the conservative press called her a hypocrite who now played the “gender card” for political expediency.
• A decade after its muted reception in Canberra, the speech is circulated on TikTok, featured in stage productions, and in 2020 it was even voted Australia’s most “unforgettable” television moment.

Star status

• It is ironic, then, that her transformation from untrustworthy politician to venerable feminist advocate depended on the media and celebrity industries.
• In her advocacy work as chair of the Global Partnership for Education she also rubbed shoulders with celebrities such as Rihanna.

The policy legacy

• Some of the less-savoury aspects of Gillard policy legacy have been forgotten for more convenient reasons.
• But policy legacies have also played a huge part in the revival of Gillard’s public standing.
• The subsequent policy debate has not hinged on the design of the scheme, but rather how best to fund it.

Between nostalgia and amnesia

• Above all else, Gillard’s status as Australia’s first woman prime minister and now a global women’s ambassador prevails.
• As a rule, she does not parade her views on contemporary politics before the public, except at a conceptual level.
• But when commentators refer to the decade of egos, ambitions and failed leaders, they are increasingly likely to elide her name entirely.
• People have been quick to wipe their hands clean of yesterday’s sexism in order to make Gillard yesterday’s heroine.

• SnapLogic , a leader in intelligent integration and enterprise automation, is working with National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the new high-speed fibre broadband network to rural areas of Ireland under the Government of Irelands National Broadband Plan.
• With 559,000 homes in Ireland currently unable to receive broadband over 30mbps, NBI was awarded the Irish Governments ambitious plan to provide high-speed fibre-to-the-premises broadband to all underserved rural communities.
• In one of the biggest rollouts of its kind, NBI is tasked with delivering fibre to over 1.1 million people across rural Ireland.
• SnapLogic is proud to be providing the digital infrastructure for National Broadband Irelands project, bringing high-speed broadband across rural Ireland.