Yep. It is great technology.
But what will the cost be and who will pay?
How many ground stations will be required for Australia ? What will they cost?
Very mysterious that the government would be financing this trial. I am a businessman and founder of the Australian Skeptics. So far I have never lost any appreciable amount of money on a business deal because I do my homework first.
A person in the industry gave me the $150 m estimate.