NBN Co achieves end-of-year targets

NBN Co slightly exceeded its target to have construction commenced or completed in areas covering 758,000 premises before the end of 2012. The total number of premises in areas where construction had commenced or was completed was 784,592 by year end.

Announcing the milestone, NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley thanked staff, contractors and suppliers: “The National Broadband Network is an ambitious project which requires the efforts of many people working cooperatively towards a common goal. To have achieved our year-end target is both pleasing for all involved and a clear indication that the NBN project is ramping up to full volume rollout.

“I particularly thank our network planning and design team, our contract managers and our construction partners for their efforts. By working together to achieve this year-end outcome, the combined project team has established the settings to reach the peak rollout target of passing over 6000 premises a day by 2015,” Quigley said.

To date, NBN Co has contracted with four construction companies to build the local network through the streets:

• Silcar - NSW, Queensland and the ACT
• Visionstream - Tasmania
• Transfield - Victoria
• Syntheo (a Lend Lease/Service Stream joint venture) - Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia

NBN Co’s end June 2013 target is 286,000 premises passed.