{"id":136,"date":"2009-08-27T06:27:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-27T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=136"},"modified":"2021-08-07T09:50:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T13:50:56","slug":"high-fibre-not-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"High fibre not for everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Washington<\/a>An article in Sunday’s Washington Post<\/a> has some good commentary on why fibre doesn’t necessarily belong in every diet.<\/p>\n

I remember a basic systems engineering principle that says most people define their requirements in terms of a familiar solution, rather than looking at the real requirements.<\/p>\n

As a result, it is common for governments to say that they need fibre – defining fibre as a requirement, rather than a solution. In doing so, they restrict the degrees of freedom for solutions that could be innovative and more cost effective.<\/p>\n

Look at this quote from Mitsuko Herrera, cable and broadband administrator in one of the counties seeking $130M from the US stimulus pork barrel and tell me what is wrong:<\/p>\n

We’re looking at rural businesses. We have family farms — only half of them have Web sites. Once you get fiber optics, you can build a Web site . . . to match people who grow locally with people who want to eat local food.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Does this broadband administrator really expect each farm to become its own website host?<\/p>\n

Australia – spending more than $40B of taxpayers money on its national broadband program – has recognized that 10% of the population will not be connected with wireline solutions.<\/p>\n

In the Post article, a representative of Hughes Network Systems points out that fiber-optic connections are not particularly cost-effective, especially in sparsely populated rural areas.<\/p>\n

I have frequently written about the role of fixed wireless and satellite broadband in allowing Canada to already boast 100% availability of broadband. Wireline solutions provide coverage to around 94% of the Canadian population, already ahead of Australia’s ultimate objective.<\/p>\n

Broadband availability is only one side of the question.<\/p>\n

Broadband adoption is an issue that needs to be a focus. It is a concern for urban and rural Canada. We need to develop a greater understanding of what are the factors that keep people from getting connected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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