The NBN is a nationwide wholesale-only broadband network consisting of 93% fibre, 4% wireless and 3% satellite that will deliver high-speed broadband (12Mbps minimum) to all Australians1. As well as enabling improved and faster internet access, the new network and the changes it will bring will enable the provision of better services from all facets of government and commercial organizations, including health and education. It will also stimulate the creation of new services, ideas, and uses not yet imagined, thereby ensuring that Australians have access to the best in communications and maximizing our competitiveness in the new global market place.
This section will outline the NBN Co product offering and what that means for the end user. It will summarize the NBN implementation and provide a description of current and potential benefits to the telecommunications industry, business & innovation, health, education, the environment and entertainment.
The following map2 is an outline of what infrastructure the NBN will deliver. The red dots are FTTH deployments, blue lines are fibre backhaul, grey dots are wireless coverage, and the hexagons are satellite coverage.
- Is your area covered with fibre? Check coverage details on the NBN Co website to find out.
As part of the NBN FTTH rollout existing copper and cable (HFC) networks will be removed and replaced with NBN fibre. All Telstra customers on these networks will be migrated to the NBN in accordance with the June 2010 agreement3. Currently Telstra plans to continue using the HFC network to provide Foxtel, however this will also eventually be delivered over the NBN4. A similar deal may be being negotiated for Optus cable customers5. With the removal of most of the copper and HFC networks the NBN will be used to provide phone and fax via VoIP, Pay TV (via IP multicast), digital radio, video-conferencing and internet.
Product OverviewNBN Co plans to offer a wholesale-only Layer 2 bitstream product. The purpose of the limited NBN Co product offering is to occupy as small a footprint as possible allowing Retail Service Providers (RSP) significant ability to innovate and More… |
Implementation OverviewThis page details the local and distribution elements of the FTTP network in addition to the wireless, satellite and backhaul components of the NBN. More… |
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- http://www.stephenjones.org.au/2010/07/30/nbn-fibre-for-over-1000-australian-cities-and-towns/ [↩]
- http://www.nbnco.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/main/site-base/main-areas/publications-and-announcements/latest-announcements/presentation-to-the-australian-information-industry-association [↩]
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/20/2931852.htm [↩]
- http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/pay-tv-a-winner-as-foxtel-spared/story-e6frg8zx-1225882024295 [↩]
- http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/cornered/42318-optus-talking-to-nbn-co-but-whos-courting-whom [↩]
Don’t opt-out! The existing copper and some cable (HFC) networks will be replaced. This means that if you opt-out of being connected to the NBN you may not be able to install a landline phone or fixed internet connection in the future. Also it is free to be connected to the NBN now as part of the initial rollout but in the future it will cost money to be connected.
See Why Should You Opt-in? for more information.