[AusNOG] AAB Statement

[Adrian Chadd]

On Fri, Sep 03, 2010, Stephen Gillies wrote:
> On 03/09/10 22:44, Grahame Lynch wrote:
> > Some claim the HFC rollouts as evidence of market failure in broadband.
> 
> I see HFC rollouts as evidence that DSL technology blows. It doesn't
> reach enough users (in Australia, based on current copper runs) and
> requires point to point copper between the DSLAM and the user. Even the
> Coalition Broadband Sandcastle Plan recognised this (point 3, if you
> have the document handy).

You've never been on a congested cable modem run then. :)

What you're saying is "DSL run from phone exchanges over long copper runs,
rather than installing small mini-exchanges (internode style, fe) blows.

:)


Adrian