Broadband facts, fiction and urban myths Tucker, Rodney S. 10.4225/03/5906b232818cc https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Broadband_facts_fiction_and_urban_myths/4955816 There has been a lively debate surrounding the Australian Governments plan to build a fibre-based National Broadband Network. Unfortunately, a variety of urban myths about the NBN have evolved and spread over the past 12 months. Some of these myths are based on misunderstandings of the capabilities and limitations of broadband technology and some are out of alignment with experience in countries where broadband access is more advanced than in Australia. The objective of this article is to correct some of these misconceptions, to debunk some of the more common urban myths and to provide some basic facts for the lay person on the capabilities and limitations of various broadband technologies. Copyright 2010 Rodney S. Tucker. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher. 2017-05-01 03:57:36 monash:110688 National Broadband Network 10.2104/tja10043 journal article Wireless 1959.1/789484 1835-4270 Fibre to the premises Broadband access