National Broadband Network Update No. 2

Industry briefing by Mike Quigley

• Mike Quigley, Executive Chair of NBNCo. recently addressed the Communications Alliance Industry Connection Forum and presented on the plans for the first 6 months of NBNCo.
• Mr Quigley noted that he expects the following to be well underway or completed by NBNCo. in the next 6 months:
• • the design of the wholesale product offering and the design of the network, including selection of the technology
  • the tender processes, discussions with customers on the pricing architecture and obtaining a carrier licence, and
  • the start of the planning of the roll-out schedule and design of the business support and operational support systems.
• He said that NBNCo. intends to provide a layer 2 bitstream service (which can carry different types of traffic) delivered to a battery backed-up outdoor unit at the home and accessed by service providers at capital city points of interconnect.