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Australia s National Broadband Network has become a tale of haves and have-nots, with the company announcing speed upgrades for some while confirming others will have to wait months to connect at all.
NBN Co unveiled details about both groups at its half-yearly financial announcement on Wednesday, revealing another 100,000 households had been identified for upgrades from copper to speedier fibre technology, while others would have to manage without any fixed broadband connection due to hardware shortages. One Sydney man hit by the NBN problem said he d been forced to hold up his smartphone to a window to get any internet access at all.
By Ry Crozier on Feb 10, 2021 8:48AM
Assuming those customers order higher-speed services.
NBN Co has unveiled the second group of suburbs and towns that are currently served with fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) but will now be partially overbuilt with fibre.
The release of the so-called “second tranche” coincides with NBN Co’s half-year results, and covers about 100,000 premises.
They are named as:
South Australia: Elizabeth, Gepps Cross, Sailsbury, Golden Grove
Victoria: Deer Park, Sydenham, Berwick South, Cranbourne, Narre Warren
NSW: Campbelltown, Elderslie, Narellan, Maitland, Singleton, Tarro, New Lambton, Bathurst, Orange
Queensland: Albany Creek, Ashgrove, Bald Hills, Ferny Hills, Townsville, Robina, Burleigh Heads
NBN Co names next locations for fresh fibre extensions
NBN Co names next locations for fresh fibre extensions
NBN Co has revealed a further extension of new fibre optic cable to pass 200,000 premises Credit: NBN
National Broadband Network (NBN) retail service providers (RSP) servicing the likes of Maitland, NSW; Deer Park, Victoria; Albany Creek in Queensland or Gepps Cross in South Australia will soon have more fibre to play with.
NBN Co has revealed a further extension of new fibre optic cable to pass 200,000 premises in its fibre-to-the-node (FttN) footprint as part of its $4.5 billion network investment plan.
The so-called second tranche of this extension involves around 100,000 premises that it will pass as it extends fibre deeper into communities in selected metropolitan and regional areas of NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.