Editing Telecommunications in Australia (section)

===National Broadband Network===
{{Main|National Broadband Network}}
The National Broadband Network was initially a [[Fiber to the x|fibre-to-the-home]] [[open-access network]] in planning and trial operation in Australia by the federal government. The national broadband network aimed to provide up to 1000&nbsp;Mbit/s speeds and to connect to 93% of Australian households and businesses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/nbn-now-to-reach-93-of-population/ |title=NBN now to reach 93% of population – Communications – News |publisher=Zdnet.com.au |access-date=13 December 2010}}</ref> This has since been revised under a Coalition government to a mixed-technology system relying largely on Australia's existing and largely depreciated copper networks. This revision aims for 50&nbsp;Mbit/s to 100&nbsp;Mbit/s, with consumer reports ranging from 1&nbsp;Mbit/s to 100&nbsp;Mbit/s. The government will hold a majority share (51%) in the network company, with the remainder being held by private firms.<ref>[http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Technology/2009/04/08/Tasmania_to_get_govt_broadband_first_319955.html BigPond News – NBN] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411113602/http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Technology/2009/04/08/Tasmania_to_get_govt_broadband_first_319955.html |date=11 April 2009 }}</ref> The Australian government had previously called for proposals to build a fibre-to-the-node  broadband network providing download speeds up to 100 and upload speeds up to 40 [[megabits per second]]. The government also utilises fixed wireless technology and satellite technology to provide fast broadband connection in rural area and very remote area. Fixed wireless provides speeds up to 50/20&nbsp;Mbit/s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbnco.com.au/learn-about-the-nbn/network-technology/fibre-to-the-node-explained-fttn.html|website=NBN co.|title = Fibre to the Node Explained |access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref> Satellite technology uses two [[Sky Muster]] [[communication satellite]]s launched in 2015 and 2016 to provide fast broadband in very remote areas and offshore. It provides speeds up to 25/5&nbsp;Mbit/s.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Francis|first1=Hannah|title=Ten cool facts about NBN's forthcoming Sky Muster satellite service|url=http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/ten-cool-facts-about-nbns-forthcoming-sky-muster-satellite-service-20160202-gmjpow.html|access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref>

The network will be the largest single infrastructure investment in Australia's history.<ref>{{cite news | last = Egan | first = Michael | title = A separate company for a broadband network | work = The Age | date = 5 September 2008 | url = http://business.theage.com.au/business/a-separate-company-for-a-broadband-network-20080904-49zt.html | access-date = 7 September 2008 | location=Melbourne}}</ref>