<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I just went and read the NBN corporate plan update:</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>http://www.nbnco.com.au/assets/documents/nbn-co-corporate-plan-6-aug-2012.pdf</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>They
have changed the assumption that each premise would incorporate a battery backup to only being required in an estimated 50% and it will be able to be nominated by end users:</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>======</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>The 2011-13 Corporate Plan assumed that NBN Co would be required to<br>provide Battery Backup to 100% of Fibre End-Users connections. Following consultation<br>with the Shareholder Ministers, the 2012-15 Corporate Plan assumes that End-Users will be<br>able to
nominate whether or not they want NBN Co to provide Battery Backup. Priority<br>Assistance households will be provided with a Battery Backup. It is now assumed that 50%<br>of Fibre End-Users will elect not to have Battery Backup, with a consequent reduction in<br>Capital Expenditure.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>======</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>It would also seem that their rollout plan has been changed from "demand drop" to "build drop" which I believe means they will drop the fibre to each
premises as they build it and then if/when the customer wants an NBN service then hook up the ONT.<br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I do like the idea proposed by Simon that in a lot of the cases the NBN gear wouldn't be required and could be replaced by just the RSP router. This would probably be a similar 50% of premises that would opt to not have the battery backup that may also choose not to have an NBN device at all. I suggest we call this "naked NBN" ;)</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I agree with the issue of the equipment being custom built just for NBN, that is massive vendor dependence there.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Right now a PSTN port is probably still a requirement, but over time it will cease to be required. A lot of people under the age of say perhaps 40 (*) would be quite happy without a PSTN port and a lot of people I know that fit this category don't have a PSTN line or have one purely for the purpose of getting DSL delivered. The number of people who fit in this category is going to increase
over time such that by 2040 it may be an overwhelming majority see no need for a PSTN port. If they had the naked NBN option, this would fit for all those people who want "just" an Internet connection.<br></div><br><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">regards,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Tony.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">(*) - Apologies if the number of years you have been occupying this planet falls over or under the
arbitrary value I have picked. It's not meant to slight anyone, just a rough guess based on people I know, their habits and what they are "technically" capable of doing.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> George Fong <george@lateralplains.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "ausnog@lists.ausnog.net" <ausnog@lists.ausnog.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
Thursday, 18 July 2013 10:45 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [AusNOG] Simon Hackett's presentation from Comms Day yesterday -
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<pre>Hi All,
If you haven't already seen it, here's a link to Simon's thought
provoking and challenging presentation at Comms Day. Is NBNCo doing it
too hard, too complex and too expensive?
<a rel="nofollow" class="yiv7081082673moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" href="http://simonhackett.com/2013/07/17/nbn-fibre-on-a-copper-budget/">http://simonhackett.com/2013/07/17/nbn-fibre-on-a-copper-budget/</a>
Cheers
g.
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