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Re: New Fiber cable said by sonicmerlin:Metered broadband would cause the bandwidth to go unused. Australia already has a significant amount of dark international fiber. This is exactly the case right now.
Australia has plenty of international fiber capacity. The problem is it's controlled by a handful of companies, and combined with the fact that Australia's last mile internet infrastructure has been so lacking, that the business case for more international fiber hasn't been there.
With NBN, bandwidth demand should skyrocket, and the international fiber operators will have to increase capacity and bring down prices. If they don't, there'll be a market for more cables. Which can be met by the private sector, or failing that by NBN itself. |
