Clearly CIG is referencing Squadron 999 with their Retribution and not the player driven TEST Squadron, even though both are refered to as TEST Squadron, BEST Squardon.
Yes, CIG said they reduced the size of the system to make travel time more manageable. They are also playing with speeds for 3.0 for short and long jumps. We might see faster speeds on a longer jump.
CIG has already stated that the systems are not to scale and some of the large systems will only take 40 minutes to cross in quantum. I don't think they need inner jump points :P