Building a National Broadband Network
The National Broadband Network will deliver affordable, world class broadband services to all Australian homes, businesses, schools and hospitals – no matter where they are located.
The NBN will be based on future proof fibre optic technology that will deliver speeds of 100 megabits per second – 50 times faster than most people experience today.
Broadband is the superhighway of the future and without it, our companies and small businesses will not be able to compete with the likes of Japan, Korea or Singapore.
The network will be progressively rolled out over 8 years, supporting 25,000 jobs per year on average over the rollout. The rollout is already well underway with first services switched on in Tasmania in July 2010, over 800km of fibre optic backbone already laid, and mainland ‘first release’ sites already selected with work underway.
Learn more about the National Broadband Network