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.…
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,…
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…
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…
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 &…
For the first time in several years I decided to watch ABC’s Q&A, both in support of Van Badham, and to see what the questioning of Malcolm Turnbull on the National Broadband Network would be. I wasn’t confident there would be any questions on the NBN, in fact, I had already predicted there wouldn’t be…
I am becoming confident (this may sound idealistic) that some-time in the near future we may be able to talk less about plumbing, and focus more on how the communications sector and broader economy need to adapt and change to make the most of ubiquitous high speed broadband. Malcolm Turnbull, CommsDay 09/04/2014 Nary a more…