[AusNOG] Connecting a rural Community

[Mark Smith]

One per residence probably cheaper and a whole lot less hassle (nobody has
mentioned yet that you might need a telco license, comply with DR laws,
join the TIO, provide NBN equivalent wholesale services)

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/11/optus-is-selling-50gb-of-mobile-data-for-70-a-month-taking-on-home-adsl-cable-and-nbn-plans/
On 11 Nov 2015 20:28, <ausftth at mail.com> wrote:

> Assuming you are outside NBN Fixed Wireless coverage (map:
> http://www.mynbn.info/map ) , you can apply to be moved from satellite to
> fixed wireless here:
> http://www.nbnco.com.au/connect-home-or-business/technology-choice-program.html
>
> If you are not elegible for a fixed wireless upgrade then there is always
> NBN satellite. The new Sky Muster satellite will come online early next
> year, so this might give you some relief.
>
> If the above does not work out for you, contact Optus and ask if your
> tower can be upgraded to 4G. If not (even with money changing hands), ask
> if you can buy backhaul from the tower.
>
> You've already had an offer to hook you up. I'd most definitely look into
> that.
>
> The best solution is to have somebody else (NBN, Optus, third party) hook
> you up. The biggest problem you face isn't how to connect the buildings,
> the biggest issues are securing affordable backhaul and that there are so
> few of you to share costs.
>
> If NBN or Optus does not come through for you, then the only way forward
> is to find a nearby location where you can buy backhaul or Internet
> service. Even if you find such a location, just the monthly cost of
> backhaul/service might make it unfeasible.
>
> In any case, best of luck!
>
> Jared
>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 9:51 PM
> > From: "Andrew McN" <andrew at mcnaughty.com>
> > To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> > Subject: [AusNOG] Connecting a rural Community
> >
> >
> > I'm looking at options for improving the connectivity of a rural
> > community about 90 minutes out of Melbourne.  I know a bit about server
> > environments in a data center, but I don't know much about things like
> > fibre, trenching, microwave links, or dealing with backhaul providers.
> > So I'm looking for input about what sort of technologies I should be
> > looking at, what costs I should expect, and maybe who might be able to
> > help me.
> >
> > * The community comprises 30 households and assorted work from home
> > businesses on a single property on a mountain top.
> > * Power is off-grid solar.  There's excellent local skills for anything
> > needed there.
> > * There's phone lines, but ADSL and ISDN are not available.
> > * There's an Optus Cell tower just 100m or so off the property.
> > * There's good line of sight over a large area of populated land. with
> > other Cell towers and the like.  None of this however is covered by any
> > NBN roll-out either current or planned.
> > * Fire risk is significant.
> >
> > The houses are arranged in 6 clusters, each of which has a fire shelter.
> >  I'm thinking, perhaps naively,  it would be good to run fibre to each
> > fire shelter, preferably underground, and then use above ground ethernet
> > from there to the houses.  That would mean about 3km of underground
> > cables.  I think the ground is sandy loam in most parts, but there's
> > some bits where forested bits where tree roots might be an issue.  What
> > do I need to know to work out likely costs here?  Is it just a cable
> > which needs to go underground, or is some sort of conduit needed?
> >
> > What about the uplink?  Is Optus likely to be approachable about a fibre
> > link right to their tower?  Is it a doable thing to arrange a private
> > microwave link?  Who might I be looking to link to?  Costs?
> >
> > Any particular companies I should be aware of for setting this sort of
> > thing up?
> >
> > Any help much appreciated.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Andrew
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