Telecommunications Journal of Australia 

About: Telecommunications Journal of Australia is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): National Broadband Network & The Internet. Over the lifetime, 238 publications have been published receiving 1020 citations.

Leveraging advances in mobile broadband technology to improve environmental sustainability

Abstract: Advances in mobile access broadband technology have a high potential to improve environmental sustainability both directly by enabling novel network deployment concepts and indirectly by changing the way people live and work. In this paper, improvements of the network topology enabled by ubiquitous broadband access are investigated. It is shown that a joint deployment of macro- and publicly accessible residential picocells can reduce the total energy consumption by up to 70% in urban areas. In addition the high potential of indirect effects of improving telecommunication networks, such as enabling teleworking and replacing business travel through video conferencing, is demonstrated and compared with the direct effects. Copyright 2008 Holger Claussen, Lester T. W. Ho, and Florian Pivit. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.

Telework, productivity and wellbeing: an Australian perspective

Abstract: Developments in networking and collaboration technologies offer new opportunities for employees to telework. Even though studies indicate that teleworkers can be more productive when working away from the office, results are mostly self-reported. Additionally, no studies have yet explored telework in terms of productivity and wellbeing from both a managerial and employee perspective in Australia. We followed a qualitative research design to explore telework, productivity and wellbeing, as well as a quantitative component to measure daily experiences of workers on telework and non-telework days. Findings indicate that 1) productivity is a management concern and requires a different management approach to yield productive outcomes; 2) high-level IT support is required for workers to be more productive; and 3) the ability to telework fosters wellbeing, which in turn contributes to productivity.

Carbon footprint of the internet

Abstract: A network-based model of the carbon footprint of the Internet is presented and used to determine the carbon abatement provided by Internet-based telecommuting and teleconferencing services to replace car and air travel. The model includes DSL, FTTN and PON access technologies, edge and core network architectures and is based upon currently commercially available equipment. We show that carbon emissions of the Internet need to be taken into consideration in order to obtain an accurate estimate of carbon abatement provided by the Internet. Copyright 2009 Jayant Baliga, Kerry Hinton, Robert Ayre, and Rodney S. Tucker. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.

Broadband facts, fiction and urban myths

Abstract: There has been a lively debate surrounding the Australian Governments plan to build a fibre-based National Broadband Network. Unfortunately, a variety of urban myths about the NBN have evolved and spread over the past 12 months. Some of these myths are based on misunderstandings of the capabilities and limitations of broadband technology and some are out of alignment with experience in countries where broadband access is more advanced than in Australia. The objective of this article is to correct some of these misconceptions, to debunk some of the more common urban myths and to provide some basic facts for the lay person on the capabilities and limitations of various broadband technologies. Copyright 2010 Rodney S. Tucker. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.