NBN Co in pre-election push

Explosion of 'new'

NBN Co added 11,491 new premises — split between 238 land release or multi dwelling unit construction stages — to the April Ready For Service plan.

NSW and Victoria are the biggest beneficiaries of the ramp-up. Only Tasmania isn't represented.

Of these newly-added premises to the rollout plan, 8168 have been given an expected ready for service date straight away; there is no time given for when the other 3323 premises might have serviceable connections to the NBN.

It's worth breaking down the number of new premises with assigned service ready dates — the 8168 — to see when they are expected to be declared ready to run retail internet services.

It's also possible to work out around which points of interconnect (POIs) these new premises with expected service ready dates are predominately clustered.

The analysis lists only the top POIs to benefit in the top four beneficiary states. 

NSW

New estates in Sydney's south-west, west and north-west are to be some of the state's biggest beneficiaries of NBN Co's greenfields ramp-up.

Campbelltown has eight new land release stages listed in NBN Co's April plan, Liverpool has six and Castle Hill four.

Other new additions are clustered in regional areas, such as the Hunter (Hamilton, Maitland), Wollongong, Nowra-Bomaderry, Albury and Goulburn (albeit that the latter connects to the Civic POI in the Australian Capital Territory).

Queensland

While Queensland's numbers aren't as large as other states and territories, they are significant given the well-documented fibre rollout issues to new homes in the state. 

iTnews reported in March that almost 50 percent of slippages in the Ready For Service timetable for new housing estates occurred in Queensland.

Some of the hardest hit areas were clustered around the Mackay, Bundaberg, and Kallangur and Petrie POIs. That these areas might now contribute to NBN Co regaining its momentum in the greenfields space is no small feat.

Victoria

The area serviced by the Cranbourne POI in Melbourne's south-east is to be Victoria's big beneficiary of new greenfields connections.

The 577 new premises added are split across 12 developments and 17 land release stages. Multiple stages at developments such as Orchard Views Estate and The Avenue Estate have been included in NBN Co's rollout plan.

South Morang is a mixed bag. In iTnews' last analysis it was an area where ready for service dates for a number of estates had slipped. That trend continues this month, albeit that it is partially offset by the five new estates set to receive active fibre connections before the end of the year.

Western Australia

Though Geraldton is home to the most new estates added to NBN Co's rollout list, the earliest ones to receive active connections are slated for August; most are due to go service ready after the federal election.

New additions in the Kelmscott POI area come from just three housing developments, though they collectively account for nine land release stages.

Subiaco and Wangara Depot's premises counts are similarly derived from a small number of actual developments.