The big national ftth story in recent times has been that of Australia's NBN. One funny (and endearing) characteristic of Australians is that they are very vocal in agreement and especially in disagreement. Therefore the NBN has seen its share of angry editorials, inflamed political discourse and suspiscious allegations.
But what does the man in the street understand about the stakes and what the NBN promises? If the Australian man in the street is like the French man in the street, I suspect "not much" is the answer. Alcatel Lucent has sponsored and produced a video that just went up on youtube aiming to explain these stakes in an understandable way.
It's pretty well done, both from a design point of view and content wise. You have to keep in mind that it's sponsored by a company that sees the NBN as a huge sales opportunity, but having said that the video is still largely "neutral" in its approach and nicely educational. Check it out and spread it around!
