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Fri 18 may
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Sydneysiders, here's your chance to get up close and personal with the National Broadband Network team and tech at CeBIT 2012.
The NBN Co Discovery Truck will be at CeBIT (yep, we are actually driving the whole 23 tonne prime mover through the doors of the exhibition centre and onto the show floor), and we invite you to visit us with free entry to the whole show -- normally $40.
This is the first appearance of the NBN Co Discovery Truck in Sydney, after completing its tour of Tasmania and Victoria.
Thu 17 may
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Ribbon fibre was hauled for the first time outside of new developments this morning in South Morang, Victoria.
The ribbon fibre technology is an important step forward for the NBN, as it allows cables to be joined much faster than traditional stranded fibre. Put simply, technicians can connect 12 cables at once using a special tool, rather than having to join fibres one at a time, allowing more work to be done in the same amount of time.
South Morang is one of the first areas to get the NBN, with construction already underway to pass 7,700 homes and businesses, and another 8,600 premises scheduled to see construction commence within the next three years.
Wed 16 may
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Fixed wireless broadband coming to the North and mid-North Coasts of NSW
By Dan Warne
Just announced: people living in areas surrounding Coffs Harbour, Taree, and Port Macquarie are expected to have access to NBN Co’s Fixed Wireless Broadband service from mid-2013.
Homes and businesses in the North and mid-North coasts of NSW are planned to have access to wholesale speeds of up to 12Mbps.
Fifteen thousand premises in over 170 suburbs are expected to receive a fixed wireless service, with the rollout planned to be fully completed in 2015.
Tue 15 may
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Did you know that in addition to the NBN Co blog, you can get news about the progress of the NBN rollout direct to your inbox?
Fri 11 may
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Fibre-optic maker Corning has opened a new Australian production line, manufacturing 'ribbon fibre' cables for NBN Co -- the first time this type of fibre has been used or manufactured in Australia.
The significantly expanded manufacturing facility is expected to create up to 400 local manufacturing jobs as the rollout of the NBN scales up (and, as Senator Conroy said at the launch, that's just part of the up to 16,000 - 18,000 jobs the NBN is forecast to create across the country at the peak of the rollout.)
The loose-tube ribbon fibre will provide an efficiency boost for the construction of the NBN in Australia, as it allows much faster splicing (connection of fibre cables) than normal stranded fibre that has been typically used in Australia until now.
