[LINK] Does NBN need a third satellite?

[David Boxall]

On 1/04/2016 8:36 AM, Tom Worthington wrote:
> ...
> Video has to be tailored to fit within the transmission capacity
> available. ...
Is that an excuse for refusing to provide equitable access to capacity?

> On 29/03/16 11:38, David Boxall wrote:
> ...
>> ... adding high dynamic range to ultra high-definition
>> exceeds the 25 Mb/s target of the NBN. ...
>
> UHD has to be compressed for transmission.
>
Do you honestly believe that 25 Mb/s would be sufficient for an 
*uncompressed* HDR UHD stream? If you're implying that there's no limit 
to compression, then can you substantiate that implication?

>> ... profit evidently takes priority. ...
>
> Why should Netflix's profit be a priority for the Australian government?
>
Which might tend to distract from the sale of limited communal resources 
to Qantas, but in no way justifies it.
<http://birrraus.com/2015/12/14/sky-muster-plans-better-for-the-bush-but-for-how-long/>

On 31/03/2016 1:22 PM, David Boxall wrote:
 > ...
 > There's a troll that I keep meeting. He uses many identities, but the
 > arguments and tactics are unmistakable.
 >
 > His question is invariably along the lines: "What application
 > justifies the cost of fibre to the premises?"
 > My usual answer is that what justifies anything is a matter of
 > opinion. What isn't a matter of opinion is the exponential rise in
 > demand, as show by ABS figures. That exponential rise justifies
 > fibre, as extensive as we can maintain in the century-or-so service
 > life of the asset.
His objection then turns to the [worthiness of the] reasons for the 
increase in demand.

Would a healthy psychology attempt to impose their view of what's worthy 
and what isn't?

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