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Uncapped Satellite Broadband Service Gains Traction in Rural Areas

Australian Communications Minister ‘The strong take up of NBN Sky Muster communications infrastructure they need
Michelle Rowland has revealed that the Premium is further proof of the growing and deserve.’ On the back of the success
new Sky Muster Plus Premium satellite demand for data across rural Australia, and of Sky Muster Plus Premium, meanwhile,
broadband service has attracted more than the importance of continuing to evolve the NBN Co – the company responsible for
21,000 subscriptions since its launch in NBN … Across the Sky Muster, fixed wireless managing the NBN – is now reportedly
June 2023. Announcing the development, and fixed line networks, the Albanese consulting with industry on the introduction
the minister suggested that almost half Government is dedicated to improving the of more uncapped data plans at lower
of all Sky Muster Plus customers in rural NBN to give Australian businesses and price points and further improvements to
and regional areas have taken up the new households access to the 21st century speeds.
service, which offers end users uncapped
data and faster speeds of up to 100Mbps.
The service had been enabled by the
current government’s AUD480 million
(USD307 million) investment to upgrade
the National Broadband Network’s (NBN’s)
fixed wireless access (FWA) network. As
per this investment, upgrades are moving
around 120,000 premises from satellite to
fixed wireless, freeing up capacity on the
Sky Muster satellite. Speaking about the
matter, Ms. Rowland was cited as saying:

Türkiye’s 1st Domestic Communication Satellite to Be Launched In 2024

Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet satellite İMECE. Reminding that Türksat-6A the work has come to the productization
Fatih Kacır has announced that Türkiye’s was developed by TÜBİTAK UZAY, Kacır stage,” Kaçır said. Kacır emphasized that
first domestic communication satellite, also emphasized the ministry's willingness rapidly maturing domestic systems will
Türksat-6A, will be launched into space to work closely with the institution. Kacır play a crucial role in establishing the 5G
in March 2024, stating that his ministry also shared that the ministry has allocated mobile communication infrastructure in
has also made significant strides in a budget of over 57 billion Turkish Liras the country, leading to an increase in data
high-speed 5G telecom networks and ($2.1 billion) to a total of 24,202 projects capacity in a short period. Additionally, he
artificial intelligence. Despite the tests since 2002. Providing information also noted that efforts are underway to
of the communication satellite taking regarding the ongoing studies on 5G develop factory systems based on artificial
some time, Türksat-6A, like İMECE, will technology and artificial intelligence, Kacır intelligence. Within the scope of a program
be successfully launched into space, informed that one of the largest budgets initiated under the umbrella of the “National
Kacır expressed during his speech at the in public R&D support was allocated to the Intelligence Academy,” leading technology
ceremony held for the 60th anniversary 5G development project. “Important steps companies offer artificial intelligence
of the establishment of the Scientific and are being taken for the development of courses at universities, the minister also
Technological Research Council of Türkiye national 5G technology. One of the largest said. The ministry aims to develop national
(TÜBİTAK). On April 15, Türkiye launched budgets in public R&D to date will be used strategies to develop major language
its first domestically produced observation for the project. As a result of this support, models, support private sector initiatives,
and accelerate public investments in this
field, Kacır said, adding that the project
also addresses ethical, legal and security
issues that arise with further development
of AI technology. “Türkiye participates and
contributes to the work of the Council of
Europe Artificial Intelligence Committee
[CAI], which aims to identify the elements
of a legal framework for the development,
design and implementation of AI based on
human rights,” he added.

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