[LINK] How fast is the NBN?

[Tom Worthington]

On 28/02/16 13:44, David Boxall wrote:
> On 28/02/2016 12:17 PM, Tom Worthington wrote:
>> ... The future I imagine is one where people use data when out and
>> about ...
>
> Only then? Do you see none being used in homes, businesses, factories
> ...

Yes, I do see data being used in homes, businesses, factories and the
like, but most of that will be mobile. New built homes on
greenfield/brown-field sites can have fiber installed during
construction, as the cost is minimal. Also office buildings and
factories can have fiber. It is just old homes where it is not be
worth installing new cable.

> Is a vision of broadband limited to mobile uses rational?

Is it rational to suggest the trend to mobile devices will end?


On 28/02/16 13:46, Frank O'Connor wrote:

> So all the observed trends, the increase in speeds ... aren’t gonna
> appear...

Speeds will increase, but people want stuff they can carry around with
them, not have it stuck on a desk at home.

>> Cell phones were invented to overcome the limited spectrum.
>
> ... I’m interested in knowing EXACTLY what you were trying to say.
> ...

Cell phones use radio transmission in small geographic areas, called
"cells", which allows the spectrum to be reused. The cells were
originally many kilometers, but now can be tens of meters (for
example covering a few houses in a street):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_network#Frequency_reuse


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