Yes I get that. Still what I don't get is how anyone can actually believe that either option will actually make money. All the analysis I have seen suggests there is no chance.
It isn't that I think the Coalition idea is good. I don't. I think its a steaming pile of turds. Its just a less expensive pile of turds.
This is economic madness. This is why a cost benefit wasn't done. The coalition know it is a fools errand but they are too gutless to say so. Turnbull has got himself in to a bit of a mess over this.
NB Isn't the only copper being maintained the last mile to the house?
Why wont wireless be a competitor to FTTP?
Not sure it is about making money and more about it paying itself off, which I have no doubt it will in time. The government does not need to make a commercial return as they are not a commercial entity. It is pretty clear that information and interaction will centre around the Internet over the next century and therefore it will be a valuable piece of infrastructure that can reshape our economy.
A cost benefit analysis is pretty hard to do really. If they did one 20 years ago on the Internet today, nobody would have predicted half the things we ear noes doing.
Yes, but often this is the worst copper, as Telstra have continually done patchwork fixing rather than proper maintenance, hence why NBN co have been delayed in the rollout due to more work required that Telstra let on.
Wireless will be complementary to fixed services. It is very likely, almost impossible, that wireless will be able to offer the same level of service for a similar cost. But wireless IMO will probably eclipse FTTN making it a less viable investment even though it is cheaper and finishes faster. I think in the future the services will in fact be bundled together as a package.
People always look at the Internet and technology investment with a current world view. This is impossible with something like the internet, or rather the fibre itself (which isn't internet, that is merely a service that is provided across the medium), as it will allow so many other services and applications to be developed (particularly if a commercial entity had a clear indication of their market, which will be easy under a 93% FTTP network). This makes a cost benefit analysis really difficult as it is likely the majority of flow through benefits are yet to be realised,
(Fwiw I would be willing to compromise on unit dwellings running the fibre to their basement, other then that I think the rest should be replaced including the old outdated and very limited cable network)