The National Broadband Network (NBN) is a Federal Government initiative to ensure every Australian can have access to high speed broadband in their home.
This is Australia’s largest infrastructure project. The government owned corporation NBN Co has been tasked with delivering this project. The new Coalition Government has changed the model of the NBN that claims to provide fast internet sooner and more cost effectively to Australian households than the original Labor Government model.
Originally designed to provide fast internet via a fibre to the home (FTTH / FTTP) model, The Coalition Government will now provide a multi-technology mix model to Australian households. This technology mix will comprise fibre to the home, fibre to the node and HFC, while still maintaining some fixed wireless and satellite connections for regional areas.
There will now be an optimised multi-tectnology mix model that will be used to connect Australian homes:
Some homes will be physically connected to the NBN
Some homes will be physically connected to the NBN
The upgrade to the NBN will replace:
The landline home phone service
Fixed line home internet services, such as dial up, ADSL, ADSL2+, cable
Foxtel and pay TV services
The benefits of the NBN are generally:
- High speed internet making internet video, online gaming, video conferencing and Skype calls perform seamlessly
- High speed downloads and high speed uploads of data when using the internet
- The ability to run multiple devices in the home at once, with less impact on broadband speeds
- Emerging technologies like eHealth, IPTV and multicasting potential via ultra HD television viewing
- Metro, regional, and rural areas within Australia will all have access to the NBN
- Home phone calls having ‘no call costs’ (eg VoIP)