Good morning, the final edition of iTWire UPDATE for 2017 will be on 22nd December and the first edition for 2018 will be on 15 January.

The ACCC– concerned about increasing service complaints to the National Broadband Network - has issued a discussion paper as part of its inquiry to consider whether regulation is necessary to improve customer experiences with the NBN.

Four of the annual Consensus Awards were presented last night, for Software, Innovation, IT Writers and IT Professionals, with iTWire again on the list.

A group of researchers from Melbourne University say it is possible to re-identify people with a high degree of confidence from de-identified medical data that was released last year.

Australia and most countries don’t have to fear Internet quality problems in the same way as would be possible in the US, according to a telecoms analyst who made the comments following the US decision to end net neutrality rules which regulate access to the Internet.

Unified communications vendor Avaya has finally emerged from Chapter 11 protection from bankruptcy in the US with completion of its debt reconstruction plan.

The Future of Humanity research institute at the University of Oxford, in partnership with United Nations Intergovernmental Organisation Be Earth Foundation, is working with two blockchain Australian startups, MiVote and Horizon State, in a collaboration aimed at accelerating change and innovation to address UN sustainability goals.

The complexities of carrying out installations under the NBN multi-technology model have been addressed in new industry guidelines for cablers just released by the Communications Alliance.

And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com.

Have a great day!

Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire

ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com

Contact:

andrew.matler@itwire.com

0412 390 000