[AusNOG] NBN Review shows FTTN blowout of 12bn, FTTH blowout of 29bn

[Paul Brooks]

On 12/12/2013 6:59 PM, James Andrewartha wrote:
>
> Plus, if you're in an HFC (Foxtel/Optus Pay TV) area, you get nothing 
> beyond what is available today, not even FTTN: 
> http://delimiter.com.au/2013/12/12/nbn-co-abandons-fttn-rollout-hfc-areas/
>
> Shed a tear for ubiquitous fast upload speeds.
>
Perhaps not. Reading the relevent section of the exec summary (P14):

> "HFC networks could provide high-speed broadband to
> ~3.4 million premises in the future by adapting and extending existing HFC
> infrastructure.
> Configuration and construction capital expenditure is estimated at [redacted] per
> premises
> (averaged over the entire HFC footprint) to pass and connect the HFC footprint,
> including capacity
> expansion to offer at least 50Mbps service through 2019, with 1:3 relation between
> upstream and
> downstream speed."

a 1:3 ratio upstream:downstream at 50 Mbps or more downstream is a fairly healthy
upstream.
Not how the HFC is currently configured, but obviously the current ratio can be improved.

Paul.