Could the NBN be SCRAPPED? Growing calls to ditch the embattled network because the technology is 'outdated' after string of delays - and it would cost BILLIONS to 'catch up'
- NBN project said to be an eye-watering $900 over budget, with two-year delay
- Company recently admitted 1.2 million households waiting for faster network
- Calls are growing for the NBN to be scrapped in favour of faster technology
Calls are growing to ditch the 'failed' National Broadband Network amid claims the technology is outdated and could require billions of dollars to update.
NBN Co. recently admitted that 1.2 million households are still waiting for an updated, faster network connection and many are stuck in limbo.
The NBN project is two years behind its completion date and is reportedly an eye-watering $900 million over budget.
Calls are growing to ditch the 'failed' National Broadband Network as reports emerge that the technology is outdated and could require billions of dollars to update (stock)
NBN Co. recently admitted that 1.2 million households are still waiting for an updated, faster network connection and many are stuck in limbo
Broadband experts on Friday called on the Federal Government to ditch the technology in favour of faster equipment, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Former NBN Co chief technology officer Gary McLaren told the paper: 'The message coming from NBN Co and the Government is that the job is being done and it's being finished but the reality is that there's still a lot of work to do and Australia is still a long way behind the rest of the world.
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'Billions and billions of dollars would be needed to catch up.'
Mr McLaren also expressed concerns the project would not be internationally competitive when it was completed, which was the original goal.
The expert doubted that it would be able to provide Australians with a future-proof network.
Mr McLaren also expressed concerns the project would not be internationally competitive when it was completed, which was the original goal
