The National Broadband Network aims to provide fast, reliable, and affordable broadband access across Australia by improving existing infrastructure from hybrid fibre-coaxial to fibre-to-the-premises and fibre-to-the-node configurations. It plans to use technologies like fibre-to-the-premises, fibre-to-the-node, hybrid fibre-coaxial, fixed wireless, and SkyMuster satellite to service about 2 million premises by 2020 with network speeds between 50 Mbps to 1 Gbps. However, the network has faced challenges with cost overruns, inadequate planning, and scope changes.

1. Australia’s Broadband Network

2. About NBN
• The National Broadband Network is committed to
providing access to fast, reliable and affordable
broadband services throughout Australia.
• Aims to improve the existing infrastructure from HFC
to FTTP and FTTN all over Australia.
• Aims to provide Fixed line, Fixed wireless, Satellite
based internet services.

3. Key aspects
• The NBN aims to improve the existing
infrastructure from Hybrid Fibre Cable (HFC)
to Fibre To The Premise(FTTP) and Fibre To
The Node(FTTN) configurations.
• Improving infrastructure will increase the
broadband speeds and provide uninterrupted
connectivity.

4. Technologies used
• Fibre To The Premise(FTTP)
• Fibre To The Node(FTTN)
• Hybrid Fibre Cable(HFC)
• Fixed wireless
• SkyMuster Satellite

5. Coverage Status
• Federal Investment of about $40 billion.
• About 1,969,933 premises ready to be served.
• Aims to deliver a network speed of 50mbps
up to 1Gbps in the metros by 2020 .

6. Challenges
• Cost Overruns
• Inadequate initial planning
• Scope Creep
• Retention of Existing technologies

7. Future course
• Currently using a mix of FTTP,FTTN, satellite
technology.
• Aim to provide 2.4 million premises by 2020
• Will dismantle Telstra’s HFC( currently used by
NBN) network for FTTN.

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