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I'm trying to translate this into Australian. Is there anyone here who's run/worked an ISP or WISP in Australia that can weigh in on how applicable this is to our situation? Confidence in our telcos is at an all time low, and seeing smaller WISPs crop up to put the transnationals back on track would be fantastic.



It's quite applicable.

There are already plenty in Aus: Clear Networks (VIC - Melbourne & many regional) BigAir (NSW) Uniti (VIC - Melbourne, SA - Adelaide) The Signal co (ACT - Canberra) Netspeed (ACT - Canberra) nuSkope (SA - Adelaide, QLD - Brisbane) Red Broadband (WA - Perth) Node 1 (WA - Perth & Geraldton) AirFiber (NSW - West Sydney)

And others.

Good discussions on http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/18

Your biggest challenge is likely to be access to dark fibre or leased-lines at acceptable prices that allow you to make money. Licensed wireless backhaul is often the way to go, but that gets expensive quickly and also some existing spectrum there is likely to get re-allocated to 5G.




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