THE rollout of the national broadband network (NBN) is gaining speed, but the builder faces a big task to reach its next target.
NBN Co Ltd boss Mike Quigley said the government-owned entity was "ramping up" the $37.4 billion project but acknowledged there was much work to do to meet the June 2013 rollout schedule.
"It's like a supertanker getting into motion," Mr Quigley told AAP.
The company's latest rollout figures for the second half of calendar 2012, released on Tuesday, show the fibre-cable work has now passed 46,100 existing premises and 26,300 new home lots.
This shows progress from 29,000 and 10,000, respectively, at the end of June last year.
NBN Co has been criticised for the speed of the rollout, with opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull comparing it to the pace of "an arthritic snail".
The rollout will have to increase significantly if NBN Co is to meet its mid-year forecasts.
The fibre-cable work is expected to pass 286,000 existing premises and 55,000 new housing lots by June.
"There is a lot of work to go to get to that June 286 number, and we are working very closely with our construction partners as we do that," Mr Quigley said.
Communications minister Stephen Conroy said in a statement the rollout was on track to meet forecasts.
Mr Quigley was pleased with the progress being made in new housing developments.
"It has gone off the radar. It was a very difficult job, but we are really getting on with it," he said.
Meanwhile, the total number of premises now connected to the NBN increased to 34,500 in December.
Under Labor's project, NBN Co will deliver optic-fibre high-speed broadband to 93 per cent of homes, schools and businesses by June 2021.
The remaining seven per cent will receive broadband services via fixed wireless and satellite technologies.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
NBN rollout continues to ramp up
Dengan url
http://jamdindingin.blogspot.com/2013/01/nbn-rollout-continues-to-ramp-up.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
NBN rollout continues to ramp up
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
NBN rollout continues to ramp up
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar