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[Deus Ex Machina]

Frank O'Connor [foconno1 at bigpond.net.au] wrote:
> 
> 2. Future network carriage standards (and I'm thinking numbers like 
> WiMax - 802.16 and the like - in particular) seem to mean that the 
> 'network' will change somewhat radically over the next few years ... 
> favouring big telcos like BT, AT&T and the like who can pipe 
> bandwidth to Oz over relatively cheap sub-sea fibre and extend their 
> network coverage using 'the airwaves' rather than the optic, co-ax 
> and twisted pair that's already in the ground and served by the 
> expensive exchanges. Exchanges may go 'the way of all things' with IP 
> telephony ... and mega 802.16 router/bridges could provide coverage 
> over extensive areas (30 mile radius or more for each.) In other 
> words ... the initial investment for network providers will drop 
> radically, many more players will enter the market, and a lot of 
> existing network infrastructure will be effectively obsolete and 
> unable to compete.

been paitently waitig for this for a long time  now, it just cant happen soon enough.

Vic