[LINK] Telecoms lessons learnt in the flood

David Boxall david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au
Mon Jan 24 15:08:59 AEDT 2011


On 24/01/2011 11:41 AM, Birch, Jim wrote:
> ...
> After reading it appeared to me that apart from the odd errant backhoe
> attack the in-ground fibre network can be expected to run for very long
> (ie, unpredictably long) time.  Over this time the terminal equipment
> will likely go through multiple upgrades.   This puts one of the more
> frivolous anti-NBN talking points to bed.
> ...
The point will live on, zombie-like, regardless. Anyhow, isn't all work 
on the NBN to cease so the resources can be devoted to flood 
reconstruction? ;)

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