http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/govern...ces-growing-in-popularity-20140221-hvddr.html
The figures released as part of the company's first half year financial results on Friday, show 130,759 premises had an active NBN service on December 31, with a sevenfold increase in fibre users to 80,077.
The company said 23 per cent of end-users were connected to the 100/40 Mbps (download/upload) wholesale service, a decline of 2 per cent over the preceding six months.
Meanwhile, use of the median 25/5 Mbps service increased to 29 per cent, from 23 per cent previously, and usage of the most popular plan, the 12/1 Mbps service, dropped from 46 per cent to 42 per cent.
The average speed ordered and provisioned across all fibre subscribers was 38 Mbps, a slight decrease of 1 Mbps since 30 June 2013.
Seems there IS demand for high speed internet access in Australia.
The FTTB pilot will test the rollout of high speed VDSL broadband to end users in ten apartment complexes and office blocks in the suburbs of Carlton, Brunswick and Parkville in Melbourne.
Fibre optic cables are being delivered to a telecommunications node located in the communications rooms of the buildings. This box will connect to the existing in-building wiring, enabling retail service providers (RSPs) to deliver broadband to individual premises. Switkowski said a technology trial in December, in advance of the participation of end users and RSPs, produced download speeds of 108 Mbps and upload speeds of 48Mbps.
The FTTN pilot is in two locations: Umina near Woy Woy on the NSW Central Coast and Epping in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. The company will construct two small scale Copper Serving Area Modules, erecting kerbside node cabinets which will connect NBN fibre to spare copper pairs in the Telstra pillar.
Once active, NBN Co will invite RSPs to participate in a FTN end user trial. This limited term trial will test the delivery of high speed broadband via FTTN to up to 100 premises at each location.
This weekly report by NBN Co of network rollout progress reflects the Government’s requirements for greater transparency as set out in its 24 September 2013 Statement of Expectations to NBN Co. This shows rollout progress as of last Sunday 16 February 2014.
A total of 4,018 additional lots/premises were passed/covered by the network during the week, of which 3,245 were in Brownfield and 737 were in Greenfield areas. Fixed wireless coverage increased by 36 premises During the week an additional 3,333 premises had services activated on the network, including 2,817 on fixed line services and 516 using satellite and fixed wireless technologies.
Broadband Availability and Quality Report December 2013.
https://www.mybroadband.communications.gov.au/upload/documents/Final_report (2).pdf
I haven't read it. The link for information.
From this...
View attachment 57106
To this....
View attachment 57107
This improvement was from upgrading from a Telstra ADSL 2+ connection to a Telstra Cable connection.
Lucky you. Quite a few people on whirlpool report atrocious speeds on Telstra cable. You must be on a relatively non congested cable servicing area.
Was that test run at peak time - say 6pm till 9pm?
What's the cost difference?
Not much joy though for the 2/3 of households outside the HFC network.
Multiple users in the area for Foxtel and Bigpond internet.
Last test was run at 9:47pm, download speed is fairly constant around the 108-113m/ps throughout the day with 2-3 pc's/laptops connected for normal browsing and live asx data streaming. Not sure what would happen if someone started downloading movies .
Telstra Max bundle $135 per month includes: 200gig internet; Landline rental; all local calls; STD calls, calls mobiles; and a mobile sim with 500meg allowance for data. Worked out less than the cost of separate: adsl 2+ with 100gig; landline for adsl; and call charges.
Just running on Telstra cable, not sure extent of population covered but similar bundles/speeds would be available with Optus cable.
The growth in brownfields passed has slowed to an average of about 3,400 per week over the past 4 weeks, but the number on service class zero has ceased increasing and started to decline.
http://www.nbnco.com.au/content/dam/nbnco/documents/nbnco-rollout-metrics-09032014.pdf.pdf
I can't imagine Stephen Conroy saying opps, sorry for the mess.As suspected Turnbulls loaded NBN review overlooked many key costing components.
Well, I still haven't had contact to say the NBN is available, the box has been on the wall for quite a few months now.
Checking back through the thread it was October, what a laugh, all the existing contracts to be honoured and still no connection.
Actually now most people I know, are migrating to 4g wireless and mobile.lol
Big cities are fast approaching the point of peak data where user demand for wireless internet, telephony and other services can no longer be met by the available radio frequency spectrum.
The CSIRO, which invented the wireless technology in the 1990s, released a report, World Without Wires, today showing we are faced with a finite resource and growing demands to use it.
etc etc
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?