[AusNOG] NBN Co Aggregation advice

[Chris Chaundy]

This is nothing new - Ipswich City Council were providing Internet services
17 years ago (look up GIL - Global Info-Links).


On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Mark Delany <g2x at juliet.emu.st> wrote:

> On 18Jul13, Chris Gibbs allegedly wrote:
>
> >       * Now in 2013 we have re-visited the cost benefit and now believe
> that not only is it more economical to move onto NBN Co for our remote
> sites compared to a managed WAN but it also stacks up against our existing
> microwave network.
>
> I was similarly a bit surprised to see a council doing this... but I'm
> reminded of a quote that says that you know a technology is truly
> successful when it is used in ways never imagined by the inventors
> (c.f. Internet, HTTP, NBN).
>
> This is just the thin edge of the wedge when it comes to how an NBN
> can be transformative.
>
> The other thread on the dedicated government NBN port hints at other
> transformative possibilities. They may not even know exactly how
> they're going to use it yet, but having a direct connection between
> government services and every citizen has a huge number of
> possibilities.
>
> I know. Singing to the choir. But aint it a nice song?
>
>
> Mark.
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