[AusNOG] [ISOC-AU-mems] Quigley announces architectural "stakein the ground"

[McDonald Richards]

Good point. Nothing beats the old 48V of line voltage in a disaster
situation (well... mobile... but not everyone has one of those either!)

Macca


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"stakein the ground"


> I expect there will be an argument from government that a 
> built-in PSTN port is mandatory, to provide emergency call 
> capability if nothing else.

Ouch.

I expect that comes with a requirement for local battery backup (since
you can't line power it), with all the ongoing maintenance costs
associated with that.
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