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 year, 7 months
Question: Why are Tasmania's two largest cities with the most revenue returns being left to the third stage?
r giec
1 year
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
8 months, 3 weeks
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
7 months, 3 weeks
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
6 months
And whey are they leaving the 7248 post code out. I live in Mayfield launceston it's not listed in the 3rd phase.
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