NBN Co's take-up rates soar

[freakiness]

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.

[poddster]

Analysis: Big numbers, big growth, big B/S

So in 22 FSAMs there has been a 34% increase.

Ok lets crunch some numbers

34%=4087 takup so if 4087 is 34% then the total is 12,020

Woopie doo!!!

12,020 in 3 years at the cost of billions of dollars is sure record breaking.

bank breaking as well I would say.

[silverfaun]

Asbestos.

[polksaladallie]

Telstra

[freakiness]

Analysis: Big numbers, big growth, big B/S

So in 22 FSAMs there has been a 34% increase.

Ok lets crunch some numbers

34%=4087 takup so if 4087 is 34% then the total is 12,020

Woopie doo!!!

12,020 in 3 years at the cost of billions of dollars is sure record breaking.

bank breaking as well I would say.

It's only unreasonable to foolish people who expect they can build the entire transit network and POIs in no time.

The story is about how they are catching up and ramping up the rollout. Most people understand they don't have a magic wand to build the NBN overnight.

As you hate the NBN so much just butt out and leave the conversation for those who are interested.

[pct001wine]

"Asbestos"  lol.   Uninformed, irrelevant comment.

I can't wait for it to be rolled out in my suburb - not too long to wait ! (unless you-know-what happens :-()

[cherry*135]

I saw the NBN workers in town here yesterday, they had dug up two small holes in the footpath outside a bank. They had small metal barriers around the holes and fluoro netting around the barriers. They also had a power cord running along outside a shops doorway and a worker there supervising people going in and out of the shop (so people didn't trip on the cord). 

Hopefully not too long now before it is ready to roll out. T. has been out in force with little booths  everywhere trying to get people to sign up with them.. one booth it wasn't even clear that it was T running it.

[catsnknots]

Wasn't there a call for the NBN to stop using estates on plans in their take up rate as the homes had not even been built yet? 

[cherry*135]

When a person in an area where NBN has been rolled out, signs up with a telco for the NBN service, those are the  only ones that are counted in the take up rate aren't they?

Not empty land lots, or homes that have NBN boxes outside but the residents of the house don't chose to have a NBN service.

[cherry*135]

Are you suggesting that houses that don't have a NBN box installed or empty lots in an area where NBN will be connected in the future, are included in take up rates? Do you have any actual details about that?