National Broadband Network and Me

One of the biggest things that Australian’s have been talking about for the past several years is the concept of the Nation Broadband Network. The NBN is a government initiative and both Labor and Liberal governments have plans regarding the establishment of the NBN.

However no one really cares about why LNP’s NBN plan is better than ALP because deep down they are much the same. The big question everyone has been asking is ‘when will we get it?’ Many households are already ready to go when the NBN becomes into action, however plenty more areas still need construction before the plan even rolls out. My home for example is ‘coming to my place; however construction hasn’t commenced in [my] area as yet (NBN, 2013). This all being said the NBN won’t go live until the 30^th of June 2015 according to the NBN website.

The major asset about the NBN for both business and personal use is the speeds. The NBN Co website claims that download speeds can be up to 100Mbps and an upload speed of 40Mbps, which is fast for us Australians. However we have to take into account that everyone on a street will be attached to the same fibre cable as you so these speeds may not be any better than current ADSL speeds come the day of rollout. But time will tell…

Once again friends, until next time….

References 

Nbnco.com.au. 2013. NBN Co - National Broadband Network - Australia | NBN for home. [online] Available at: http://www.nbnco.com.au/nbn-for-home.html [Accessed: 30 Aug 2013].

Liberal Party of Australia. 2012. Fast Broadband and an Affordable NBN. [online] Available at: http://www.liberal.org.au/fast-broadband-and-affordable-nbn?gclid=CLbt1K3cpLkCFYodpQodjnoA8w [Accessed: 30 Aug 2013].