Australia’s Broadband Network

About NBN

• The National Broadband Network is committed to providing access to fast, reliable and affordable broadband services throughout Australia.

• Aims to improve the existing infrastructure from HFC to FTTP and FTTN all over Australia.

• Aims to provide Fixed line, Fixed wireless, Satellite based internet services.

Key aspects

• The NBN aims to improve the existing infrastructure from Hybrid Fibre Cable (HFC) to Fibre To The Premise(FTTP) and Fibre To The Node(FTTN) configurations.

• Improving infrastructure will increase the broadband speeds and provide uninterrupted connectivity.

Technologies used

• Fibre To The Premise(FTTP)

• Fibre To The Node(FTTN)

• Hybrid Fibre Cable(HFC)

• Fixed wireless

• SkyMuster Satellite

Coverage Status

• Federal Investment of about $40 billion.

• About 1,969,933 premises ready to be served.

• Aims to deliver a network speed of 50mbps up to 1Gbps in the metros by 2020 .

Challenges

• Cost Overruns

• Inadequate initial planning

• Scope Creep

• Retention of Existing technologies

Future course

• Currently using a mix of FTTP,FTTN, satellite technology.

• Aim to provide 2.4 million premises by 2020

• Will dismantle Telstra’s HFC( currently used by NBN) network for FTTN.

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