NBN Co's take-up rates soar

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Last week was the most recent NBN progress update.

At the time the fact that the take-up rates were increasing rapidly was lost amongst the asbestos fallout.

Our take-up rates have been described as world leading, at recent industry forums.

A week later and I haven't seen it on the news.

This is good. With the advent of smart TVs at home and the growth in online activity in business, health and education we'd be crazy to stop it or change it now.

Malcolm wants to talk down about Mike Quigley but Mr Quigley has earned his position and earned our trust.  Any man who refuses performance bonuses and donates his entire first year salary to NeuroScience Australia deserves Australian of the year in my opinion.

Barnaby Joyce fair dinkum insulted him.  He did a very good Les Patterson impersonation.

Actually I was rather disappointed that there was so much trash politics talk and personal attacks.

At most of these events Quigley and his team get to talk more about the project, issues, what's going on and why. It's interesting and informative.

PLEASE NOTE: I have not mentioned Labor. This is about the National Broadband Network infrastructure project.  It's not a hate fest on LNP or their fans.

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/345123,nbn-cos-take-up-rates-soar.aspx/0

Analysis: Big numbers, big growth in just five weeks.

Take-up rates across NBN Co's fibre network are soaring, with many rollout areas adding hundreds of users over the past five weeks.

In a Budget Estimates dominated by asbestos and antagonism, NBN Co provided an updated dataset of completed fibre serving area modules (FSAMs) and the percentage take-up for connections in each.

As with the previous dataset that was released on April 19, iTnews has run the figures to show exactly what the percentage growth means in terms of number of premises.

The latest data shows significant growth of active users in fibre rollout areas from Kingston Beach, George Town and Hobart in Tasmania, to Coffs Harbour in NSW and Gungahlin in the ACT.

Between the April 19 and May 30 iterations of the dataset, NBN Co has seen growth of 4087 active connections in its top 22 FSAMs, a 34 percent increase.

On the link there are tables with the FSAM take-up rate break down.

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Whatever... fact remains those( individuals,families, businesses) who in real life (not just paper figures) who do have a NBN connection are very pleased with it.

Careful or you will be taken out of action.

I have to find the ignore button. Every time I engage in arguing with the poster I get the emails and get locked out.

[monman12]

The most recent NBN Co target was for 341,000 premises to have been passed by the end of this financial year (in June). (Note that the number is premises passed, not premises connected.) NBN Co now says the June figure will be between 190,000 and 220,000, which is a major fall.

AM: "Under the current system the NBN Co install a box on every house (homeowners permission requested first, they don't have to have one) at no cost."
I was under the impression that this is the case AM:-

NBN: "If your premises is not already connected to the NBN, the installation will include running a fibre-optic cable from the street to a small box on the outside of your house (the Premises Connection Device)."
"if your building doesn’t already have a fibre-optic cable connected, running the cable in may require the digging of a small trench, or, if it’s coming from overhead, some minor clearing of vegetation. "

The favourite quoted term from the NBN "premises passed' does not also mean premises connected ,even passively

AM: "monman and poddster a question for you: If the NBN service was available at your house next month would you change from you current plan to a NBN service?"

No AM, I am on Telstra HFC which (thankfully) the NBN will not be  able to close down after Sept. Why shut down a perfectly good much used HFC network ?

I think fibre is certainly the best, but not the NBN in the form of government run company (politicians suck at this) that legislates to exclude any opposition because competition would interfere with (if any) forecast profits, is very expensive, and snail paced. As I indicated government run businesses generally "suck".

[cherry*135]

Real life with the NBN.

BRW- Nov 2012

Kiama real estate agent .... has already installed fibre optic cable and believes fast broadband widens her potential talent pool by making it easier for agents to work part time from home.

... it has already invested $20,000 in fibre optic cable and video conferencing facilities.

... The agency’s current ADSL connection has a speed with a maximum of 18 to 20 megabits a second and it can take several minutes to open various parts of the group’s central computer program, Harcourts One. When Spence and her team tested it at the Kiama Library, which has speeds of 100 mbps via the NBN, it opened within seconds.

The agency has installed video conferencing equipment in a dedicated room. It doesn’t work on the current network speed but the plan is for the nine employees to attend most of their training via video link.

Certainly, residents have wasted no time getting connected – the uptake in Kiama Downs and Minnamurra sits at 44 per cent after just over a year, according to NBN Co. That’s the highest penetration in Australia, with Willunga in South Australia not far behind.

[poddster]

just checked with my provider

500gb peak and 500gb off peak at the fastest speed $99.95 a month

what is involved in connecting your house?

At what data transfer rate is that? As in Mbps?

[cherry*135]

No AM, I am on Telstra HFC which (thankfully) the NBN will not be  able to close down after Sept.Why shut down a perfectly good much used HFC network ?

Do you think the cost will remain competitive for Telstra HFC once the NBN service is available in your area?

I think fibre is certainly the best, but not the NBN in the form of government run company (politicians suck at this) that legislates to exclude any opposition because competition would interfere with (if any) forecast profits, is very expensive, and snail paced. As I indicated government run businesses generally "suck".

What if no Govt run business wanted to build a NBN type service?

Would we (in areas like I live in and there are many of them) then be stuck with ADSL (not ADSL2 or 2+) for the next 10+ years.

[cherry*135]

Is Telstra  HFC available in every area of Australia?

[poddster]

Question.

Why haven't most developed countries taken advantage of the FTTP technology?

Answer

Their governments are not as foolish as Australia and businesses have done a cost benefit analysis and found it not to be viable

[poddster]

Is Telstra  HFC available in every area of Australia?

Oh dear !!!

That  is an opening for a further question

Is NBN or will NBN be available in every area of australia and if so when?

[cherry*135]

Question.

Why haven't most developed countries taken advantage of the FTTP technology?

Answer

Their governments are not as foolish as Australia and businesses have done a cost benefit analysis and found it not to be viable

Please list those countries. 

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AM: "monman and poddster a question for you: If the NBN service was available at your house next month would you change from you current plan to a NBN service?"

No AM, I am on Telstra HFC which (thankfully) the NBN will not be  able to close down after Sept. Why shut down a perfectly good much used HFC network ?

I think fibre is certainly the best, but not the NBN in the form of government run company (politicians suck at this) that legislates to exclude any opposition because competition would interfere with (if any) forecast profits, is very expensive, and snail paced. As I indicated government run businesses generally "suck".

Is everyone in your area able to access HFC?

One of the reasons it was decided to overbuild with the main network is the limited capacity for upgrade and the limitations within the HFC areas of connecting all residents. There are very few MDUs connected to HFC and for various reasons there are properties that are unable to connect.