Maybe wireless isn't such a bad thing afterall...lol
So now all that expense has been wasted in Townsville and they have to start relaying the same fibre again. If the organisers of NBN haven't yet worked out that some areas of Australia are known for cyclones, they are in the wrong job, IMO.
Not sure about copyright, so just a small excerpt from the article below:
NextG Wireless Stays Up As NBN Fibre Broadband Crashes
"... Ironically the Telstra NextG network stayed up during the Cyclone, with TV networks broadcasting live streaming from Townsville using Wireless technology, not fibre..."
Full article: http://smarthouse.com.au/Wireless_And_Networking/Industry/N9L3M2P4