Kingston Beach

Postcode
7050
Location
42°58′S 147°19′E
NBN plans near: Kingston Beach
About Kingston Beach

Part of the greater Kingston area, Kingston Beach is a well-to-do Hobart suburb.

Area NBN Deployment

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.

Kingston Beach NBN Deployment

Part of the greater Kingston area, Kingston Beach is a well-to-do Hobart suburb.

Tasmanian NBN Company (TNBN Co), in conjunction with Aurora Energy, has contracted Lend Lease subsidiary Conneq to build the fibre to 950 premises in Kingston Beach as part of the Stage 2 Tasmanian NBN test sites.

Construction is due to occur in late August 2011.

Despite poor take-up of stage 1 trial NBN services, opt-out legislation passed by state Parliament in early 2011 will ensure greater availability of services at stage 2 and 3 sites.

The town is one of seven to trial NBN Co’s planned fibre footprint extension subsidy allowing councils or groups to pay for building fibre outside of the planned footprint.

Comments
Garry Maynard
1 year, 3 months
We live at Howden in Tasmania which is a small suburb between Kingston and Margate. We have been advised that parts of Howden are in a 'black spot' and where available has a limited number of ports. We cannot get ADSL and rely on a 'wireless' system and pay through the nose for a totally unsatisfactory service. When is it likely that the suburb of Howden will be fully covered to receive a satisfactory internet service ? ..
Tom
1 year, 3 months
We live at the top of Nierinna Rd in Margate and are in the same boat as Gary in Howden. I'm suspicious that we'll fall into the 2% that aren't covered.
amber etheridge
2 months, 3 weeks
We also live at Howden and our only option is to use a wireless service which is extremely slow. Why is the NBS not being rolled out to the areas that need it the most first!
Kevin Parkinson
1 week, 4 days
The NBN Fibre Optics Cable is now in Sturt Close, Kingston, Tasmania 7050 & I would like to know it will be available to customers?
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