[AusNOG] Australia ranks 50th in the world for average internet speeds at 9.6Mbps...

[Satellite @ Internode]

And this is a great example of why overall population density is not a particularly useful metric in the context of this discussion.

89.4% of Australia's population live in urban areas (circa 2015), placing us 23rd on the list of 'most urbanised countries'.

Daniel


On 21 Mar 2017, at 1:09 pm, Mark Delany <g2x at juliet.emu.st> wrote:

>> Australia       2
> 
> It's actually closer to:
> 
> Australia      1
> 
> Everyone forgots to add in the 5.8million km2 of the Australian
> Antarctic territories.
> 
>> I had thought the primary motivation of NBN had always been to
>> provide carriage to R&R areas, but actually they seem intent mostly
>> on capturing a monopoly in the final mile. Weird.
> 
> You might want to check the archives. I think the primary motivation
> was made clear around 2011 or so.
> 
> 
> Mark.
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