*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** auDA plays major role in plans to transition stewardship of key Internet functions < <https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda-plays-major-role-in-plans-to-transition-s tewardship-of-key-internet-functions/> https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda-plays-major-role-in-plans-to-transition-st ewardship-of-key-internet-functions/> Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en> Censor-happy China, battling Brazilians ... just what's left in the wake of ICANN's now ex-CEO? < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/22/oppressive_regimes_and_corrupt_poli ticians/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/22/oppressive_regimes_and_corrupt_polit icians/> Debate as accuser names ?sexual harasser? < <http://domainincite.com/20184-debate-as-accuser-names-sexual-harasser> http://domainincite.com/20184-debate-as-accuser-names-sexual-harasser> More Than 90 Percent of Newly Observed Malicious Domains Worldwide Hosted in the U.S. and Germany, According to the Infoblox DNS Threat Index < <https://www.infoblox.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2016/more-90-pe rcent-newly-observed-malicious-domains-worldwide-hosted-us-and-germany-accor ding-infoblox-dns-threat-index> https://www.infoblox.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2016/more-90-per cent-newly-observed-malicious-domains-worldwide-hosted-us-and-germany-accord ing-infoblox-dns-threat-index> Architelos files bankruptcy after Afilias lawsuit < <http://domainincite.com/20178-architelos-files-bankruptcy-after-afilias-law suit> http://domainincite.com/20178-architelos-files-bankruptcy-after-afilias-laws uit> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Multistakeholder Advisory Group Renewed to Prepare Internet Governance Forum Meeting in Mexico, November 2016 The membership of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the Internet Governance Forum has been renewed. A total of 55 members, 21 among them new, have been appointed. The Advisory Group members are from all stakeholder groups and all regions, representing Governments, civil society, the private sector and the technical community. < <http://www.un.org/press/en/2016/pi2159.doc.htm> http://www.un.org/press/en/2016/pi2159.doc.htm> auDA plays major role in plans to transition stewardship of key Internet functions Today marks a significant day in the Internet community, with the submission by ICANN to the U.S. Government a plan that, if approved, it will lead to a global stewardship of some of the key technical Internet functions. < <https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda-plays-major-role-in-plans-to-transition-s tewardship-of-key-internet-functions/> https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda-plays-major-role-in-plans-to-transition-st ewardship-of-key-internet-functions/> ********************** ICANN ********************** Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs The GNSO Council seeks volunteers for a new Working Group that will conduct a Policy Development Process to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs. The GNSO Council approved the PDP Working Group's Charter on 9 March 2016. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en> Data Retention Waiver - 101Domain GRS Limited 101DOMAIN GRS LIMITED (Formerly - "Emerald Global Registrar Services Limited") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request on the basis of Registrar's contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in Ireland. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2016-03-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2016-03-22-en> Data Retention Waiver - Emerald Registrar Limited EMERALD REGISTRAR LIMITED submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request on the basis of Registrar's contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in Ireland. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-03-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-03-22-en> Data Retention Waiver - Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Openprovider Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Openprovider submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request on the basis of Registrar's contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in the Netherlands. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-03-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-03-22-en> Data Retention Waiver - TransIP B.V. TransIP B.V. submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request on the basis of Registrar's contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in the Netherlands. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-22-en> Letter from the Honorable Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India, to Steve Crocker Congratulations and Thank You < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/prasad-to-crocker-17ma r16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/prasad-to-crocker-17mar 16-en.pdf> Letter from Akram Atallah to Steve C.C. Hsia Re: Correct Nomenclature of Their Country < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/atallah-to-hsia-22mar1 6-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/atallah-to-hsia-22mar16 -en.pdf> Letter from Steve Crocker to the Honorable Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Thank You < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-prasad-22ma r16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-prasad-22mar 16-en.pdf> Letter from Steve Crocker to Jonathan Zuck, Stephen Coates, Avri Doria and Jeff Neuman PICs and Category 1, Safeguard 1-8 TLDs < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-zuck-et-al- 21mar16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-zuck-et-al-2 1mar16-en.pdf> Letter from Christian Dawson, Executive Director | i2Coalition, to Steve Internet Governance < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/dawson-to-crocker-21ma r16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/dawson-to-crocker-21mar 16-en.pdf> Letter from Leo Abruzzese, Director, Public Policy | The Economist Intelligence Unit, to Russell Weinstein Community Priority Evaluation Process < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/abruzzese-to-weinstein -14mar16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/abruzzese-to-weinstein- 14mar16-en.pdf> Censor-happy China, battling Brazilians ... just what's left in the wake of ICANN's now ex-CEO? Everyone wants to leave their job on a high, but so few manage it. One of those who tried so hard is Fadi Chehade, CEO of domain-name system overseer ICANN, who vacated the top role earlier this month. He has left a bit of a stink behind, thanks to his courting of the repressive Chinese government and disgraced Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/22/oppressive_regimes_and_corrupt_poli ticians/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/22/oppressive_regimes_and_corrupt_polit icians/> Debate as accuser names ?sexual harasser? The woman who says she was sexually harassed at the ICANN meeting in Marrakech earlier this month has controversially named the alleged perpetrator on a public mailing list. < <http://domainincite.com/20184-debate-as-accuser-names-sexual-harasser> http://domainincite.com/20184-debate-as-accuser-names-sexual-harasser> ICANN Sexual Harassment Case Highlights Lack of Procedure at Global Internet Body A female researcher associated with the Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society has alleged that she was sexually harassed at an ICANN public meeting held in Morocco earlier this month, in an incident that highlights a lack of established procedure at the global body responsible for maintaining the technical backbone of the Internet. < <http://thewire.in/2016/03/24/icann-sexual-harassment-case-highlights-lack-o f-procedure-at-global-internet-body-25728/> http://thewire.in/2016/03/24/icann-sexual-harassment-case-highlights-lack-of -procedure-at-global-internet-body-25728/> ICANN 55, Marrakech: Witnessing a Historic Event, Community Empowered Work Continues by Kiran Malancharuvil Earlier this month, MarkMonitor representatives were privileged to witness, at the first ICANN meeting of 2016 in Marrakech, Morroco, the historic presentation of the plan to transfer the stewardship of key internet functions (IANA) from the United States Government to a community and consensus-based model of governance through ICANN. < <https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/icann-55-marrakech-witnessing-a-historic -event-community-empowered-work-continues/> https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/icann-55-marrakech-witnessing-a-historic- event-community-empowered-work-continues/> ********************** ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Verisign confirms .cc price drop Verisign has confirmed to Domain Name Wire that it is reducing the cost of .cc domain names by about half. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/22/verisign-confirms-cc-price-drop/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/22/verisign-confirms-cc-price-drop/> DENIC Contributes Source Code for the Use of the German Letter "Eszett" ("?") in Firefox 45 DENIC has contributed part of the code for the new version 45 of the web browser Mozilla Firefox, which was launched on 8 March 2016: Thanks to this donation to the open-source community, Firefox users can now, for the first time, address domains containing certain special characters (IDNs) such as the German letter "Eszett" (?). < <https://www.denic.de/en/whats-new/news/article/denic-spendet-quellcode-zum- einsatz-von-eszett-in-firefox-45/> https://www.denic.de/en/whats-new/news/article/denic-spendet-quellcode-zum-e insatz-von-eszett-in-firefox-45/> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/24/denic-source-code-german-eszett-firef ox-45/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/24/denic-source-code-german-eszett-firefo x-45/> ?.gh domain is critical for Ghana?s digital presence? ? Omane Boamah The .gh domain is critical for Ghana?s digital presence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Minister of Communications, has said. < <http://www.ghananewsagency.org/science/-gh-domain-is-critical-for-ghana-s-d igital-presence-omane-boamah-101914> http://www.ghananewsagency.org/science/-gh-domain-is-critical-for-ghana-s-di gital-presence-omane-boamah-101914> gh: Government to promote local internet community?s participation in policy making .gh is Ghana?s CCTLD; which is an TLD generally used or reserved for a sovereign state. Dr Omane Boamah said the Communications Ministry considers this as a very critical resource to all the projects it was undertaking to ensure that Ghana is truly transformed through ICT and would support the efficient establishment and management of the .gh CCTLD. < <http://www.newsghana.com.gh/government-to-promote-local-internet-communitys -participation-in-policy-making/> http://www.newsghana.com.gh/government-to-promote-local-internet-communitys- participation-in-policy-making/> Shorter .nz domain names reach critical mass .nz domain names can be seen almost everywhere these days. You?ll spot them on billboards and in newspaper and television advertisements. They?re plastered on many cars and trucks, and can even be seen sky-high on the sides of buildings. < <https://bizedge.co.nz/story/shorter-nz-domain-names-reach-critical-mass/> https://bizedge.co.nz/story/shorter-nz-domain-names-reach-critical-mass/> VN web domain usage promoted The Viet Nam Internet Network Information Centre and HCM City?s Information and Telecommunication Department signed a co-operation agreement yesterday (March 22) on telecommunication and management of internet resources from 2016 to 2021. < <http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/152919/vn-web-domain-usage-prom oted.html> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/152919/vn-web-domain-usage-promo ted.html> ********************** NEW TLDS ********************** New BMW Site Aligns .bmw TLD With the Company's Future by Tony Kirsch With every .brand that is launched onto the web, the industry watches closely to examine their strategy, analyse their success and evaluate whether the approach can be replicated and learned from. We've seen a wide range of launch strategies in recent months, from the full transition of barclays.com to home.barclays, to the BNP Paribas online banking sites, to the promotional site play.afl for the Australian Football League. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160322_new_bmw_site_aligns_bmw_tld_with_the _companys_future/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160322_new_bmw_site_aligns_bmw_tld_with_the_ companys_future/> .SOCIAL Domain: A company leverages the storytelling power of social media David Mills, business growth strategist for Story Collaborative, discusses the origin and purpose of Story Collaborative?s Fredericksburg-based subsidiary, Lamppost (lamppost.social) and the company?s use of the .SOCIAL domain extension in this week?s My Side of the Dot?. < <http://rightside.news/company-leverages-power-social-media> http://rightside.news/company-leverages-power-social-media> .PUB: A UK-based pub that knows its market Matt Steer, Operations Director of the UK-based Lancar Limited which owns The Doctor?s Orders (thedoctorsorders.pub) in Sheffield discusses the pub?s history and focus as well as the significance of pub culture in the UK in this week?s My Side of the Dot?. < <http://rightside.news/a-uk-based-pub-that-knows-its-market> http://rightside.news/a-uk-based-pub-that-knows-its-market> Amazon files first U.S. trademark for its new TLDs: .Moi Amazon Registry Services has filed its first U.S. trademark for an individual TLD, a figurative mark for its new .moi domain name. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/22/amazon-trademark-new-tlds-moi/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/22/amazon-trademark-new-tlds-moi/> Famous Four confirms link to AlpNames, mass new gTLD development project New gTLD registry Famous Four Media has confirmed its connections to registrar AlpNames and two other Gibraltar-based companies involved in the mass development of new gTLD domains. < <http://domainincite.com/20169-famous-four-confirms-link-to-alpnames-mass-ne w-gtld-development-project> http://domainincite.com/20169-famous-four-confirms-link-to-alpnames-mass-new -gtld-development-project> ********************** DNS SECURITY ********************** More Than 90 Percent of Newly Observed Malicious Domains Worldwide Hosted in the U.S. and Germany, According to the Infoblox DNS Threat Index Infoblox Inc. ... announced the Infoblox DNS Threat Index, which measures the creation of malicious DNS infrastructure, unexpectedly rebounded to near record levels in the fourth quarter of 2015. Infoblox researchers also found that 92 percent of newly observed malicious domains in Q4 were hosted in either the United States or Germany. < <https://www.infoblox.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2016/more-90-pe rcent-newly-observed-malicious-domains-worldwide-hosted-us-and-germany-accor ding-infoblox-dns-threat-index> https://www.infoblox.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2016/more-90-per cent-newly-observed-malicious-domains-worldwide-hosted-us-and-germany-accord ing-infoblox-dns-threat-index> Malicious domain name service infrastructure rebounds to near-record levels Infoblox calls for the US, Germany and other sources of malicious DNS infrastructure to improve processes for removing the threat. < <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500279694/Malicious-DNS-infrastructure- rebounds-to-near-record-levels> http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500279694/Malicious-DNS-infrastructure-r ebounds-to-near-record-levels> The Malicious Domain is in your own House! Anyone who?s seen the movie ?When a Stranger Calls? remembers the chilling scene when the police call Jill to tell her they?ve traced the threatening calls she has been receiving to the very house where she?s babysitting. Much the same story is playing out on the Internet today, with malicious domains and DNS infrastructure used by criminals located in the same place as the victims. < <https://community.infoblox.com/t5/Company-Blog/The-Malicious-Domain-is-in-y our-own-House/ba-p/5897> https://community.infoblox.com/t5/Company-Blog/The-Malicious-Domain-is-in-yo ur-own-House/ba-p/5897> Carders Park Piles of Cash at Joker?s Stash A steady stream of card breaches at retailers, restaurants and hotels has flooded underground markets with a historic glut of stolen debit and credit card data. Today there are at least hundreds of sites online selling stolen account data, yet only a handful of them actively court bulk buyers and organized crime rings. ... As a business, Joker?s Stash made good on its promise. It?s now one of the most bustling carding stores on the Internet, often adding hundreds of thousands of freshly stolen cards for sale each week. A true offshore pirate?s haven, its home base is a domain name ending in ?.sh? Dot-sh is the ccTLD assigned to the tiny volcanic, tropical island of Saint Helena, but anyone can register a domain ending in dot-sh. < <http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/carders-park-piles-of-cash-at-jokers-sta sh/> http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/carders-park-piles-of-cash-at-jokers-stas h/> India fifth largest country with domain name hijacks India has emerged as the fifth highest country that witnessed infections via DNS Hijacks in 2015, F-Secure Threat Round up Report said, adding DNS Hijacks brought bots, downloaders and information stealers last year. < <http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/india-fifth-largest-country-w ith-domain-name-hijacks/1/624797.html> http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/india-fifth-largest-country-wi th-domain-name-hijacks/1/624797.html> Bruce Schneier on the Integration of Privacy and Security Threatpost Editor in Chief Mike Mimoso talks to crypto pioneer and security expert Bruce Schneier of Resilient Systems about the early days of the RSA Conference, the integration of privacy and security, and the current FBI-Apple debate over encryption and surveillance. < <https://threatpost.com/bruce-schneier-on-the-integration-of-privacy-and-sec urity/116946/> https://threatpost.com/bruce-schneier-on-the-integration-of-privacy-and-secu rity/116946/> UK Cybersecurity Budgets Fail to Match Growing Threats: Report The cybersecurity threats against organizations in the UK are outpacing budget increases, according to The Institute of Information Security Professionals. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/uk-cybersecurity-budgets-fail-to-ma tch-growing-threats-report> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/uk-cybersecurity-budgets-fail-to-mat ch-growing-threats-report> ********************** DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Registering and Monetizing Personal Names by Gerald M. Levine At the top of WIPO's list of the most cybersquatted trademarks for 2015 (issued on March 18, 2016) is "Hugo Boss" with 62 complaints. The report also reveals that the fashion industry led other commercial sectors with 10% of complainant activity. Not surprisingly, in this sector companies (couturiers extending their services to the general public) are branded with the personal names of their founders. Why any registrant would intentionally target well-known personal names in the fashion industry is a mystery because there's no future in it. In fact, complaints are never answered and always successful. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160321_registering_and_monetizing_personal_ names/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160321_registering_and_monetizing_personal_n ames/> Weird circumstances in a wild UDRP over a four letter domain A company that recently acquired a portfolio of 41 four letter domain names has defended one of the domains in a UDRP. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/21/udrp-four-letter-domain/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/21/udrp-four-letter-domain/> ********************** REGISTRAR NEWS ********************** GoDaddy Launches Cloud Servers and Bitnami-Powered Cloud Apps Worldwide GoDaddy expanded its hosting services to offer its Cloud Servers product and Bitnami-powered cloud applications which are available on a pay-as-you-go pricing model and hosting from four world-wide data centers. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/godaddy-launches-cloud-servers-and- bitnami-powered-cloud-apps-worldwide> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/godaddy-launches-cloud-servers-and-b itnami-powered-cloud-apps-worldwide> GoDaddy Announces Worldwide Launch of Cloud Servers & Cloud Applications GoDaddy Inc. ... expanded its hosting services to offer Cloud Servers and Bitnami-powered Cloud Applications. The new offerings are designed to help the individual developers, tech entrepreneurs and IT professionals to quickly build, test and scale cloud solutions. < <https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/20 16/GoDaddy-Announces-Worldwide-Launch-of-Cloud-Servers--Cloud-Applications/d efault.aspx> https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/201 6/GoDaddy-Announces-Worldwide-Launch-of-Cloud-Servers--Cloud-Applications/de fault.aspx> Google + 5 Registries Release Domain Test: ?Developers Can Test Compatibility with new gTLD?s? Google registry released a new tool "Domain Test" which is a "tool designed to help developers test their applications for compatibility with new TLDs. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2016/03/23/google-5-registries-release-domain-tes t-developers-can-test-compatibility-with-new-gtlds/> http://www.thedomains.com/2016/03/23/google-5-registries-release-domain-test -developers-can-test-compatibility-with-new-gtlds/> ********************** IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Global Average Connection Speed Up 23% According to Akamai?s ?Fourth Quarter, 2015 State of the Internet Report? Akamai Technologies, Inc. ... released its Fourth Quarter, 2015 State of the Internet Report. Based on data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the report provides insight into key global statistics such as connection speeds, broadband adoption metrics, notable Internet disruptions, IPv4 exhaustion and IPv6 implementation. < <https://www.akamai.com/us/en/about/news/press/2016-press/akamai-releases-fo urth-quarter-2015-state-of-the-internet-report.jsp> https://www.akamai.com/us/en/about/news/press/2016-press/akamai-releases-fou rth-quarter-2015-state-of-the-internet-report.jsp> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Architelos files bankruptcy after Afilias lawsuit Afilias has managed to bury domain security software provider Architelos, which filed for bankrupcty today. < <http://domainincite.com/20178-architelos-files-bankruptcy-after-afilias-law suit> http://domainincite.com/20178-architelos-files-bankruptcy-after-afilias-laws uit> Architelos Announces Filing For Bankruptcy It is with regret that I inform our clients, partners, and industry colleagues that after more than five years in business, Architelos Inc, ceased operations today and commenced bankruptcy proceeding by filing a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy under provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. < <http://architelos.com/architelos-announces-filing-for-bankruptcy/> http://architelos.com/architelos-announces-filing-for-bankruptcy/> Domaining Europe Update: Undeveloped To Host Unique Domain Auction Domain name marketplace Undeveloped has announced it will host a unique domain name auction in cooperation with Domaining Europe, which runs from 24 to 31 May. < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/24/domaining-europe-domain-auction/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/24/domaining-europe-domain-auction/> Wynne Jones IP teams up with Names.co.uk Wynne-Jones IP has joined forces with Names.co.uk to offer customers an online brand protection service. < <http://ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/domainnamesarticle.php?art icle_id=4844> http://ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/domainnamesarticle.php?arti cle_id=4844> ********************** DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Rightside has sold $675k of premium domains this year Rightside revealed stats about its sales of premium domains in new TLDs so far this year. The headline number: approximately $675,000 of sales at the wholesale level. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/23/rightside-premium/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/23/rightside-premium/> Rightside Premium Domains In an effort to demystify Rightside premium domains, we will more regularly release statistics about our premium domain sales, including identifying some of our most recent premium sales. For our first release, we?re taking a broad view, looking at the 2016 year to date numbers of premium domain sales: < <http://rightside.news/rightside-premium-domains> http://rightside.news/rightside-premium-domains> ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** au: Clare launches broadband broadside against Turnbull Shadow communications minister Jason Clare has seized on Akamai?s latest State of the Internet report as evidence that the government?s broadband plan has come unstuck. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/596635/clare-launches-broadband-bro adside-against-turnbull/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/596635/clare-launches-broadband-broa dside-against-turnbull/> A Non-Sensationalist Look At Australian Internet Speeds Australia dropped down to 48th place in a global average broadband connection speed rankings list published by Akamai Technologies. Naturally, people have come out to deride Australia?s broadband situation and criticise the colossal mess that is the National Broadband Network, but let?s all put down our pitchforks, take a collective deep breath and look at the results more closely. < <http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/03/a-non-sensationalist-look-at-australia n-internet-speeds/> http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/03/a-non-sensationalist-look-at-australian -internet-speeds/> Australia tops average peak mobile connection speed rankings - fixed broadband goes backwards Australia recorded the highest average peak mobile connection speeds globally in the fourth quarter of last year, recording speeds of 153.3 Mbps, but conversely fixed broadband went backwards, according to the latest State of the Internet report from content delivery network provider Akamai. < <http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/internet-of-things/72004-australia-tops- average-peak-connection-speed-rankings-state-of-internet-report.html> http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/internet-of-things/72004-australia-tops-a verage-peak-connection-speed-rankings-state-of-internet-report.html> ------ David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com/ Twitter: <https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport> https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9663 3430 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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