Tasmania

Towns
Bell Bay (7253), Burnie (7320), Deloraine (7304), Devonport (7310), George Town (7253), Hobart (7000), Kingston Beach (7050), Launceston (7250), Midway Point (7171), Scottsdale (7260), Smithton (7330), Sorell (7172), St Helens (7216), Triabunna (7190)
NBN plans near:
NBN Deployments in Tasmania

Tasmania has been chosen as an NBN test site for the National Broadband Network (NBN).

As part of formulating and testing construction techniques, the government plans to:

“fast-track negotiations with the Tasmanian Government, as suggested by the Panel of Experts, to build upon its National Broadband Network proposal to begin the rollout of a FTTP network and next generation wireless services in Tasmania as early as July.”

After a tender process, Aurora Energy, was chosen to roll-out backhaul fibre between points of interconnect in Tasmania, as well as fibre to the premises in conjunction with Tasmania NBN Co (TNBN Co).

The Tasmanian test sites will be rolled out in three stages. The first stage covers the towns of Midway Point, Scottsdale and Smithton, with intentions to deliver the first NBN services beginning July from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Internode, iiNet and iPrimus.

Second stage towns include Sorell, Deloraine, George Town, St Helens, Triabunna, Kingston Beach and South Hobart.

90,000 premises will be connected in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie, as part of the roll-out’s third stage.

Comments

A E Smith JP

1

Question:

Why are Tasmania's two largest cities with the most revenue returns being left to the third stage?

r giec

2

is there any chance that places like franklin will be included in the rollout? if so, when is this likely to occur?

Dr. David George

3

The con behind the launch of the NBN in Tasmania is readily exposed as deceitful when one looks at a map of Tasmania: it is clear that only 60-70% will get optic fibre (others, inc. The Australian (03/02/2011) have calculated as low as 200,000, i.e. 40%), the rest wireless or satellite – delivering far lower speeds.
The independents trumpeted the claim that they would look after country people. How many farmers will get optic fibre? Very few, if any!
i.e. it’s not the NBN as such that’s the problem, it’s the gross unfairness to country Australia in the choice of fibre, a choice which makes second-class citizens of all Australians who choose to live outside an urban centre!
Dr. David George
Karoola, Tasmania

Neil Capill

4

I live at St. Marys, just 6kms. from the St.Helens- Triabunna cable; we have a Hospital, High School+, Police Station and an Emergency Sevices Centre for the area are we then to get the second rate wireless or satellite link? Crazy. Of course our local A.L.P. M.P. never replies.

MARK BRAZENDALE

5

And whey are they leaving the 7248 post code out. I live in Mayfield launceston it's not listed in the 3rd phase.

Colin Smee

6

Here we are just across the Tamar River from George Town and Bell Bay, it looks a big con of the Labor Party government. Beaconsfield does't get a mention

John Routledge

7

Living as I do at the end of a copper landline on a country road at Molesworth, Tasmania, I am asking what hope there is that I will be supplied with a NBN line to my home. I have already tried a wireless broadband connection and the signal in this area is poor to, at times, non existant. At present I am receiving my internet connection at a speed of 31.2Kbps at present. Is there any possibiliy that, one day, I may get something better and FASTER!

My postcode is 7140.

Rose

8

I completely agree with "Dr. David GeorgeWed" - 25/05/2011

At least offer competitive prices for wireless/satellite for those who cannot get fiber optic cable.

Its just totally unfair!

John Routledge

9

Why I bothered to ask anything on this page I don't know. Almost 12 months ago I asked about NBN at Molesworth - the end of the earth - and have had no reply. I might as well have placed this on Facebook, at least someone would add a comment. I have now a WiFi account so I couldn't give a stuff about your 'National' network, My access speed is fine by me.

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