[AusNOG] Screw the NBN, says TPG: We’ll do our own FTTB

Tue Sep 17 13:44:47 EST 2013

Better TPG monopoly than Telstra. And it won't be a monopoly of
connectivity, people would still be able to use copper. In other words,
sounds like a strawman argument.

Not to mention its hardly different to Telstras HFC network.... lol.

Anyway sounds like a great plan to me, TPG/PIPE etc etc have been offering
FTTB to businesses for the past 5 years, I see no reason why they don't use
the fiber they already have in the streets to hook up all the remaining
buildings (somoene called Damien (is that you Damian?) posted similar in
the comments for the OP link).

On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Damian Guppy <the.damo at gmail.com> wrote:

> This will most likely have the effect of the government going "brilliant,
> private enterprise is stepping up here, we dont need to deploy a competing
> infrastructure" and then thoes half million premises will end up stuck with
> a monopoly controlled by TPG (unless iiNet / Telstra also decide to over
> build into thoes same apartments - if they can)
>
> --Damian
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Skeeve Stevens <
> skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
>
>> From:  http://delimiter.com.au/2013/09/17/screw-nbn-says-tpg-well-fttb/
>>
>> =====
>>
>> Screw the NBN, says TPG: We’ll do our own FTTB
>>
>> National broadband company TPG has flagged plans to deploy so-called
>> fibre to the basement infrastructure to some 500,000 apartments in major
>> Australian capital cities, in a move which will compete directly with the
>> new Coalition Government’s plans to conduct similar rollouts under the
>> National Broadband Network scheme.
>>
>> Under the incoming Coalition Federal Government’s NBN policy, fibre will
>> typically not be extended all the way to home and business premises.
>> Instead, the Government is planning to deploy fibre to neighbourhood
>> ‘nodes’, and then use Telstra’s existing copper cable for the remainder of
>> the distance to premises.
>>
>> Communications Minister-elect Malcolm Turnbull has also stated that a
>> Coalition Government would also examine so-called ‘fibre to the basement’
>> schemes, where fibre is extended to a building’s basement or other junction
>> point, and then the building’s existing copper cable is used to distribute
>> broadband to individual apartments or business premises.
>>
>> However, in documents associated with its financial results briefing
>> today, national broadband provider TPG — one of Australia’s largest ISPs
>> and telcos — revealed its own plans to skip the Government’s planned
>> rollout and leverage its own fibre infrastructure to deploy FTTB.
>>
>> Courtesy of its existing PIPE Networks business, TPG has extensive fibre
>> infrastructure in built-up areas of major capital cities throughout
>> Australia. In its briefing documents, the company said it would be
>> “leveraging and expanding our existing fibre network” to deploy “fibre to
>> the building” in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The ISP
>> has “500k units currently in design”.
>>
>> “The Group is planning to increase the number of buildings directly
>> connected to its fibre network in metro areas,” the company added. “With
>> the evolution of new technologies now enabling speeds of up to 100Mbps,
>> this will enable the Group to commence offering very high-speed broadband
>> services to its customers at ADSL2+ prices.”
>>
>> TPG noted in its briefing documents that it would be offering up to
>> 100Mbps packages including “unlimited” downloads and home phone line
>> rental, as well as a bundled Wi-Fi modem and unlimited local calls and
>> “standard” national calls to landlines, for $69.99 per month.
>>
>> Further opportunities may come due to the company’s purchase of a small
>> amount of wireless spectrum in the 2.5GHz band, which will become available
>> from October 2014. TPG noted that the acquisition of the spectrum would
>> give TPG “opportunities to offer innovative, value-adding products” to
>> “further enhance” the company’s product suite. In its documents, TPG
>> specifically called out the service as having the potential to add value
>> for TPG customers connected to FTTB or NBN offerings. It may be possible
>> for the company to offer wireless services in-building from its fibre
>> termination point.
>>
>> Under the previous Labor administration, it is unlikely that TPG would
>> have been allowed to pursue its FTTB plans, given that Labor’s policy would
>> have prohibited private operators from overbuilding the NBN in most cases.
>> However, it is unclear what the Coalition’s view on the situation would be.
>> Turnbull has stated that he believes in infrastructure-based competition to
>> the Coalition’s own NBN infrastructure, meaning it may be possible TPG may
>> be allowed — or even encouraged — to continue with the deployment. It’s
>> also unclear whether TPG would need to open its infrastructure to
>> competitive wholesale access.
>>
>> The news comes as Turnbull has recently highlighted another deployment
>> along similar lines. The rollout, in a housing estate in Sydney, is
>> already delivering 100Mbps download and 40Mbps upload speeds<http://delimiter.com.au/2013/09/03/sydney-mdu-vdsl-rollout-delivers-100mbps/>
>> .
>>
>> *opinion/analysis*
>> Very, very interesting move from TPG here, and although it obviously
>> comes as part of the company’s normal financial results briefing, I
>> strongly suspect it would not have been announced today unless the
>> Coalition won power in the Federal Election several weeks ago. TPG
>> obviously smells the chance here to get in first and deploy FTTB in
>> valuable areas.
>>
>> I need to go away and do some research on this one before forming an
>> opinion. But I’m sure y’all will post some opinions of your own below this
>> article ;)
>> Written by Renai LeMay <http://delimiter.com.au/author/renai/> on
>> Tuesday, September 17, 2013 11:54
>> =====
>>
>>
>>
>> ...Skeeve
>>
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