This appeared last week:The experts agree, Turnbull’s NBN is ‘a national tragedy’Experts agree Malcolm Turnbull's decision to scrap fibre connections has saddled the NBN with slow speeds and the tangles of Telstra's ancient wiring. John Stapleton The disastrous rollout of Australia’s NBN is a national tragedy, according to new research by one of the country’s most respected engineers.Professor Rodney Tucker, of Melbourne University, argues that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s fateful decision as Communications Minister to opt for Fibre to the Node (FTTN), has been an extremely costly disaster.While the rest of the world is opting for Fibre to the Premises (FTTP), Australia is embracing an obsolete technology.Professor Tucker’s paper, The Tragedy of Australia’s National Broadband Network, just published in the Australian Journal of Telecommunications and Digital Technology, argues that a worldwide tipping point has been reached.Globally, the majority of connections are now through...
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