Sorry Peter, you got it wrong
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10 Years
A decade. A long time for a child, but not very long for adults. 10 years is double how long it takes to develop communications technologies, it’s just longer than a “console cycle”; when new gaming consoles are replaced by older ones. A true NBN would take 10 years, the fake one just under.…
A Mess Of Destruction
It has been some time since I’ve written on the NBN. Not because there’s no news, there’s been plenty. From ABC’s seemingly deliberate attempts to stymie debate, to Bill Morrow being named in a civil suit in the US, to ex-News Corp CFO, Stephen Rue, coming on-board, there’s definitely a lot happening. The thing is,…
A Conrovian Pandemic
Recently Senator Stephen Conroy made a speech in the Senate regarding the National Broadband Network (NBN) Senate Committee’s findings regarding Malcolm Turnbull’s “Strategic Review”. While the opinion of the committee is debatable, the facts stand on their own: the idea of an Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) network has become the benchmark for a world class…
The MDU Problem
Photograph: Locked Gate by Matt White NBN Co has, for some time, had serious problems with Multi-Dwelling Units (MDU). Not through any fault of its own, this is just the nature of bodies corporate; being a hurdle where possible. The problem now is what to do about MDU’s in this “dog’s breakfast” approach? There is…
Cambodia: Not A Place Refugees Should Be Sent
I grew up in various countries around the world, travelling with my father to far flung places such as Tong, Maldives, and Cambodia. Sure, it was a great upbringing, and I enjoyed living in those places. The sense of adventure when setting out was always there, but after a while you get to know the…
Why Buy The JSF & Not Build An FTTP NBN?
As a geek I love toys, big toys, little toys, basically anything that’s fun and interesting. When I first laid eyes on the prototypes that would become the F-35 Lightning II, colloquially known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), I was awestruck. This boxy little craft could evade radar, came in Vertical Take Off &…