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Before youtube and skype became mainstrream, your exact same arguments could have been made saying that there weren't enough uses for speeds >= 10k/s. The int
by Fuzzwah 13y ago
Before youtube and skype became mainstrream, your exact same arguments could have been made saying that there weren't enough uses for speeds >= 10k/s.
The internet is an evolving system and the bandwidth required to get the most use out of it will increase into the future. In ways that smarter people than I can't even predict.
Perhaps with >=1MBps connections we wouldn't need so many people transiting to and from offices?
Also, this isn't a "we could spend the money elsewhere" situation. The NBN was a business plan. An investment which would turn a profit down the line.
- another-one-off 13y agoTrue enough, but the difference between FTTN and FTTP is currently sitting at numbers like 25mbps vs. 100mbps. That isn't even an order-of-magnitude improvement. It isn't worth the cost. If you want to argue that gigabit connections have a great use case, I'd appreciate examples - there should be some in Korea if they exist. Given that I'm all about taxpayer savings, I'd prefer educational/industrial rather than entertainment ones. If it comes with a profitable business plan, it is a good time to leave it to private enterprise. I'd happily invest in a fibre-laying company if someone offered me the chance. I don't want the Federal government to choose for me.