Australia - Broadband - Local Broadbanding Case Studies

Synopsis

Back in 2001 BuddeComm organised a National Broadband Summit for local councils. This has been followed up by mini summits, in which over 50 Councils have been participating. It is critical that local councils and regional communities play a leading role in the broadbanding of their council/region. They will have to set the Broadband Agenda with their vision and strategies. Once this is in place they can work together with operators to implement a local broadband network. This report is a collection of case studies which we have gathered during our travels.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Municipality broadband – five years on
• 3. Broadbanding the Coorong
  • 3.1 VPN to link council offices
  • 3.2 DSLAM rollout begins
  • 3.3 Internode builds ADSL2+ network
• 4. The Broadbanding of Western Australia
  • 4.1 Clever Networks: helping the Bush Schools Network in rural, regional and remote WA
  • 4.2 Broadband project for education and health services
• 5. Wireless Mesh Network
  • 5.1 Technical introduction
  • 5.2 Muni WiFi
  • 5.3 Metromesh WiFi network within Perth CBD
• 6. The broadbanding of Central Victoria
  • 6.1 Active since the mid-1990s
  • 6.2 Disaster recovery centre and fibre loop
  • 6.3 Mildura and Castlemaine
  • 6.4 Regional strategies
  • 6.5 State initiative
  • 6.6 Macedon Ranges
• 7. Five Growth Councils in Victoria
  • 7.1 Leading the broadbanding of new estates
  • 7.2 30Mb/s and above
• 8. Omniconnect’s broadband network in regional Victoria
• 9. Related reports
  • 9.1 Market reports
  • 9.2 Technology reports