[LINK] National Broadband Network - except it's not national.

[David Boxall]

On 7/05/2010 10:31 AM, Tom Worthington wrote:
> ...
> If the primary way to access the Internet is from a wireless mobile
> device, then most of the need for fibre to the home disappears.
> ...
That's a big if. Is nothing conceivable that can't be achieved "from a 
wireless mobile
device"?

We need a network with enough headroom for future developments. 
Developments beyond what we can foresee. Otherwise, we risk ending up 
with something that's obsolete before it's completed.

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