8 in 10 Aussies added to NBN roadmap within 3 years
7.2 million extra homes and businesses to begin NBN construction by September 2018.
nbn, the company responsible for building Australia's high-speed National Broadband Network (NBN), has released its three-year network construction plan, showing where we'll see NBN services for the next three years.
The company expects to commence construction to an additional 7.2 million homes and businesses within the next three years, bringing a total number of premises with construction under way or able to connect to the National Broadband Network by September 2018 to approximately 9.4 million.
| State | Homes and businesses expected to enter into construction between now and September 2018 | Total homes and businesses where NBN construction has commenced, or where service is available by September 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 2,214,190 | 2,800,000 |
| Victoria | 2,149,820 | 2,500,000 |
| Queensland | 1,504,480 | 1,900,000 |
| Western Australia | 802,540 | 970,000 |
| South Australia | 617,300 | 750,000 |
| Northern Territory | 11,300 | 72,000 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 81,200 | 134,000 |
| Tasmania | 104,500 | 250,000 |
| Total | 7,485,330 | 9,376,000 |
This is the first construction plan released by nbn to include construction targets for the NBN Hybrid-Fibre Coaxial (HFC) network which will utilise existing pay TV cables to deliver high-speed broadband to millions of homes in metropolitan centres. The first area with the upgraded NBN HFC network is expected to switch on by the second quarter of 2016 with close to 3 million homes and business in construction within three years.
This is also the first three year rollout plan released since nbn's shift to the Coalition government's preferred multi-technology mix, which adds three additional technologies to the fixed-line footprint: Fibre to the Node (FTTN), Fibre to the Basement (FTTB) and Hybrid-Fibre Coaxial (HFC).
Separately in August, the NBN company also released its 2016 Corporate Plan showing that it expects just over 9 million homes to be made ready for service by the end of 2018. The company expects to reach all 11.9 million Australian homes and businesses by the end of 2020.
