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| Is affordability is the key issue to a successful NBN? |
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| Todd [2010-08-17 08:55:09] |
| Yes, orders of magnitude do decrease cost. However take up is expected to be low. Even in Tasmania it's expected to be as low as 20 percent. But even with 50 percent, it will still cost between $50-$70 wholesale - that's what the Government said. |
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| Jamm [2010-08-16 20:01:41] |
| @Greg The prices for NBN would only increase because not much people are on it. When people start to use things, things get cheaper i.e NBN could be like this. It might even be cheaper than Telstra because NBN is wholesale. |
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| The Tornadeo [2009-09-07 22:53:20] |
| No Greg, you'll be paying similar to what you already pay unless you pursue triple play services (e.g. HD TV, Phone line, Internet). |
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| Todd Hubers [2009-07-11 11:00:08] |
| If they charge less for 20mbit, then 100mbit will be more to compensate to keep the average at $100 / month. If a business (profit or nonprofit) (could be council owned), rolls out the nodes as users want to connect, they can control the link configurations. They can insure the nodes and a user configuring their own would void the insurance. I got the NextG costings from Whirlpool - I heard $3bn. Yes i've noticed the CSIRO developments in this area, and promises upwards of 10Gbps. Point to Point wireless does indeed have much potential. |
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| Mike Johnson [2009-07-11 09:32:12] |
| We don't really know how much the NBN will cost for subscriptions. I would assume the current tier of services would still be applied with 100mbit costing much more then say a 20mbit line.
As for unlimited downloads on your model with wireless how do you come to that conclusion, with all internet traffic in and out of this country going through only a few pipes we are always going to have these quotas in place unless something radical is to happen in that respect.
I from a technical standpoint like mesh networks as they can be made to be extremely robust in ideal circumstances however I do not believe they would be commercially viable in metro areas there are too many concerns over access to mesh nodes and who owns what, imagine a greedy or zealous neighbour removing node access to your house from his that would effectively reduce your pipe.
As for your costings for wireless deployment I believe Tesltra spent more then this on there NextG deployment so I am wondering where your costings have come from.
I do believe wireless is a viable option especially for hard to reach places I believe that is where the NBN must do a cost benefit and explore some of the newer wireless point to point options the CSIRO has been developing these wireless mediums have been tested to supply at least 4gb/s with considerable improvement expected these would be viable alternatives to wiring up fibre to office blocks and residential apartments in CBD areas. |
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| Greg [2009-06-17 12:05:19] |
| I agree with this. I'm currently paying $45 a month for the cheapest ADSL2 package. Is the NBN really going to cost near $100 a month?! |
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