[AusNOG] NBN’s $800 million Optus network might need to be rebuilt

[Mark Smith]

Imagine how much would have been achieved if the Nazis were in
charge!!!!!!!!! They would have achieved more than nothing in 2
years!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Invoking Godwin's law to stop a thread that has passed hyperbole
threshold. Continue it that way ------> https://whirlpool.net.au)

On 26 Nov 2015 4:31 PM, "Greg Anderson" <ganderson at raywhite.com> wrote:
>
> I am blowing up about the 2.5 years it has taken them to achieve nothing.
>
> On 26 November 2015 at 13:00, David Connors <david at connors.com> wrote:
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>> On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 at 08:42 David Hughes <david at hughes.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>> From my (sometimes faulty) memory I recall a payment of similar scale
in NBN 1.0 to Optus as compensation for decommissioning their HFC network
and using NBN as the access network for those services.   I guess at least
this time NBN got something out of the deal.
>>
>>
>> Your memory is correct. They were being paid 800ml before to
decommission and bin the HFC network. The renegotiated deal was 800ml which
included the HFC assets at no additional cost.
>>
>> I don't understand the media blow up over this.
>> Replacement of all CMTSs was a given under the HFC plan and the deal for
that was already signed with Arris some time ago.
>> Node splitting was a given also.
>> David.
>>
>>>
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