[LINK] 449 kilometre Perth to Geraldton optic fibre link.

[Tom Koltai]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: link-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au 
> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of 
> Marghanita da Cruz
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 March 2011 11:22 AM
> To: David Boxall
> Cc: link at mailman.anu.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [LINK] 449 kilometre Perth to Geraldton optic fibre link.
> 
> 
> David Boxall wrote:
> > On 15/03/2011 4:01 PM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> >> <http://www.pm.gov.au/blog/connecting-geralton-nbn>
> > 
> > Geraldton, a city of more than 25,000
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldton>, is only now 
> getting decent 
> > telecom's. Wollombi, a town of less than 300 
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wollombi,_New_South_Wales> 
> has had a fibre 
> > connection for years.
> > 
> > What a difference political influence (and proximity to 
> Sydney) make.
> 
> 449km of fibre to serve 300 people
> 
> 449km radius of Sydney encompassess 6million people
> including, Canberra, Newcastle, Wollongong, Blue Mountains
> and Greater Sydney!
> 
> > 
> > The nearby defence facilities make Geraldton's circumstances doubly
> > surprising.
> > 
> 
> I doubt a defence facility would rely on a fibre optic cable 
> running 450kms across country.
> 
>

Nope. On a little Pacific island, I had 80MB plus access via satelite
with not a fibre in sight...

Oooops... Can I say that out loud ?
OK, I can. There were very few people on that transponder... Mainly
scientific types measuring weather... and stuff.