Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) is delivered via a multi-technology mix (MTM) to homes and businesses including: fibre to the premises (FTTP), fibre to the building (FTTB), fibre to the node (FTTN), Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC), fixed wireless and satellite.
The purpose of the company nbn is to build a nationwide, wholesale-only, high-speed, affordable open broadband network. NBN Co was rebranded as nbn, the company overseeing Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) project. As it does not provide telecommunications services to retail customers, the market opened up existing and new licensed RSPs (Retail Service Providers).
The NBN will increase Australia's GDP by up to $10 billion and create up to 150,000 new jobs nationally in the digital industry by 2021. The establishment of businesses in areas served by the NBN so far grew at twice the rate of the national average and five times the pace of regions without the network.
NBN Co announced plans in 2018 to be able to more efficiently deploy fibre to the curb (FTTC) services instead of its more conventional DSLAM-based fibre to the basement (FTTB) services when connecting smaller multi-dwelling units (MDUs).
The industry has started to seriously question the regulatory environment around the NBN. The smaller players believe they are in danger of being squeezed out of the market through complex and expensive NBN wholesale offerings. These same arrangements also mean that the end-users are not receiving the benefits of high-speed broadband in an affordable form.
NBN Co has revealed plans to begin deploying skinny fibre (thinner fibre cables) in new housing estates from 2017-2018.
The National Broadband Network announced it would entirely abandon its plan to use the Optus Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) network to deliver high-speed broadband. NBN will however still be using Telstra's more extensive HFC network as planned.
Key Developments:
NBN Co deploy fibre to the curb (FTTC) services instead of DSLAM-based fibre.
NBN Co will deploy skinny fibre (thinner fibre cables)
The NBN will increase Australias GDP by up to $10 billion.
Companies mentioned in this report include:
NBN; Austar; Ericsson; Visionstream; Optus, iiNet, AUSTAR, Foxtel, Neighbourhood Cable, TransACT. Optus, Telstra, nbn (NBN Co), LBNCo, OPENetworks, OptiComm, RedTrain, Pivit, Fibercorp.
The purpose of the company nbn is to build a nationwide, wholesale-only, high-speed, affordable open broadband network. NBN Co was rebranded as nbn, the company overseeing Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) project. As it does not provide telecommunications services to retail customers, the market opened up existing and new licensed RSPs (Retail Service Providers).
The NBN will increase Australia's GDP by up to $10 billion and create up to 150,000 new jobs nationally in the digital industry by 2021. The establishment of businesses in areas served by the NBN so far grew at twice the rate of the national average and five times the pace of regions without the network.
NBN Co announced plans in 2018 to be able to more efficiently deploy fibre to the curb (FTTC) services instead of its more conventional DSLAM-based fibre to the basement (FTTB) services when connecting smaller multi-dwelling units (MDUs).
The industry has started to seriously question the regulatory environment around the NBN. The smaller players believe they are in danger of being squeezed out of the market through complex and expensive NBN wholesale offerings. These same arrangements also mean that the end-users are not receiving the benefits of high-speed broadband in an affordable form.
NBN Co has revealed plans to begin deploying skinny fibre (thinner fibre cables) in new housing estates from 2017-2018.
The National Broadband Network announced it would entirely abandon its plan to use the Optus Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) network to deliver high-speed broadband. NBN will however still be using Telstra's more extensive HFC network as planned.
Key Developments:
NBN Co deploy fibre to the curb (FTTC) services instead of DSLAM-based fibre.
NBN Co will deploy skinny fibre (thinner fibre cables)
The NBN will increase Australias GDP by up to $10 billion.
Companies mentioned in this report include:
NBN; Austar; Ericsson; Visionstream; Optus, iiNet, AUSTAR, Foxtel, Neighbourhood Cable, TransACT. Optus, Telstra, nbn (NBN Co), LBNCo, OPENetworks, OptiComm, RedTrain, Pivit, Fibercorp.
Table of Contents
1 National Broadband Network (NBN)
2 NBN Market statistics
3 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP)
8 HFC (Cable) Networks
9 Fixed wireless networks
10 The NBN satellite network
List of Tables
Companies Mentioned
- NBN
- Austar
- Ericsson
- Visionstream
- Optus
- iiNet
- AUSTAR
- Foxtel
- Neighbourhood Cable
- TransACT. Optus
- Telstra
- nbn (NBN Co)
- LBNCo
- OPENetworks
- OptiComm
- RedTrain
- Pivit
- Fibercorp.
