What is National Broadband Network (NBN) and Fibre?
Faster broadband will affect all of us-from the way we work to the way we live, from the way we receive treatment when we are ill to the way we receive our education. The National Broadband Network (NBN) is an Australian Government initiative which will deliver much faster broadband to all Australians. It is the largest infrastructure project undertaken by the Australian Government-an investment up to $43 billion over eight years. What is Optical Fibre? Fibre Optic lines are threadlike strands of pure glass that carry digital information over long distances using pulses of light. Data is literally delivered at the speed of light all the way to homes, offices and factories. • The main fibre from the exchange may arrive via aerial connections, or via the more popular method of underground ducts. Benefits of Fibre Fibre Optic’s are used by telecommunications companies to transmit telephone signals, Internet communication, and cable television signals. Due to much lower attenuation and int
