Australia - National Broadband Network - Early Projects

Synopsis

The NBN being a political project there will obviously be political activity involved in the process. However, there is an extremely business-like approach attached to the project. Nevertheless elections, pork-barrelling and new ministers and governments will no doubt have an influence on the NBN. Some of this will be positive, as a trans-sector approach will require the government to commit other government sectors to participate in the project. While thorough preparation will be necessary for a full national launch two large-scale projects were singled out to form a tangible start to the rollout. Tasmania became the first state where the rollout was commenced. The start of the a new regional backbone network and the building of five test sites on the mainland started in early 2010..

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Co-development of fibre and the digital economy
  
• 3. Trans-sector thinking
  
• 4. Ideas for FttH applications
  
  • 4.1 E-Health
    
    • 4.1.1 Healthcare to pay off NBN
      
  • 4.2 E-Education
    
  • 4.3 Metering and remote sensing
    
  • 4.4 Remote diagnostics
    
• 5. The early NBN projects – Roll outs
  
  • 5.1 Introduction
    
  • 5.2 Backbone rollouts in regional Australia
    
  • 5.3 Tasmania starts first phase of NBN rollout
    
    • 5.3.1 First Tasmanian NBN Retail Service Providers
      
    • 5.3.2 Stages one and two
      
    • 5.3.3 Stage 3 roll of the roll out
      
    • 5.3.4 Tasmanian SmartStreet Project
      
    • 5.3.5 Tassie missing out on NBN opportunities
      
  • 5.4 First sites mainland NBN roll outs
    
• 6. The early NBN projects – Trans-sector services
  
  • 6.1 Project for social services
    
  • 6.2 Adelaide blackspots receiving high-speed broadband
    
  • 6.3 Smart grids – Smart City-Smart Grid Project (Separate report)
    
• 7. Business applications
  
• 8. Related Reports
  

• Exhibit 1 – Key applications of a digital economy