The National Broadband Network

The NBN Co. - 21st Century Broadband

The government has established a new company that will invest up to $43 billion over 8 years to build and operate a National Broadband Network, delivering superfast broadband to Australian homes and workplaces. The new company is named the NBN Co.

The NBN Co. will build and operate a new network to deliver superfast broadband across Australia.  The network will be built on fibre and supplemented by next generation wireless and satellite technology. 

When the new network is complete all Australians will be able to access fast broadband.  Connecting fibre optic cables directly to homes will allow speeds of 100Mbps and beyond, which is 100 times faster than speeds currently used by many Australians.

The National Broadband Network will be the single largest infrastructure project in Australian history, creating tens of thousands of jobs over its eight year period in areas such as digging ditches, running the fibres, planning and engineering, connecting homes and businesses and supplying network hardware. 

The Reference Model working group of the Communications Alliance NBN Project has defined a reference model for the High Level Architecture Options for the NBN.  This model can be seen below.

 

The delivery of the new service to the end user will require the installation of new customer premises equipment (CPE) and possibly new and upgraded cabling (external and internal) in residential, business and multi-dwelling environments.  These new CPE and cabling requirements will require the definition of new technical standards, training arrangements and installation practices.  

TITAB is currently part of a Victorian government initiative to offer technical employees in the Telecommunication industry the opportunity to obtain additional qualifications to prepare for the rollout.  For further information click here.

For further information regarding the National Broadband Network please see TITAB's National Broadband Network Frequently Asked Questions page by clicking here
Or visit the following websites: 
Communications Alliance - www.commsalliance.com.au
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy - www.dbcde.gov.au 
The NBN Co. - www.nbnco.com.au/ 

Alternatively, if you would like to be kept informed on developments in this area, please register your interest by completing the Fibre roll-out registration of interest online form