On Thursday, 1 August 2019 08:44:24 AEST Antony Broughton Barry wrote: > https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2019/07/31/nbn-5g-telstra/
> “While latency can be slightly annoying when streaming a video or loading a > web page, it is mission critical in many of the applications in automation > and robotics,” he said. “Imagine for a moment two self-driving cars > approaching each other at 100km/h … latency is critically important in that > type of situation.” Does Andy Penn seriously believe that example of a potential 5G application is realistic? Or is this just another example of silly group-think among upper management? > Dr Alizadeh [from Syd.Univ.] criticised Mr Penn for “hijacking a very > important conversation we need to have about the NBN” by implying that “the > NBN is the way it is and we have to finish it and move onto 5G”. [...] > > “It’s a very simplistic approach,” Dr Alizadeh said. He's certainly right there. We have the NBN, sabotaged by Abbott and the Coalition right wing, and duplicated pay-TV and mobile networks, all resulting in much higher initial & operational costs. But I think the important conversation we need to have involves evidence-based policy on the cost / benefit / risk of potential 5G applications and the most economically efficient way of implementing a 5G network. Are we going to go through all this again when 6G or 7G comes along? Please, more rational thought and no more ideological or vested-interest arm waving. Or is that too much to hope for? David L. _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
