[LINK] Wireless Broadband for Regional Australia

[Paul Brooks]

On 18/12/2013 10:53 AM, Tom Worthington wrote:
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> The major cost with FTTP is running the cable from street to the home, 
> with FTTN, is installing new cabinets in the street and reconnecting all 
> the copper cables to it. However, an alternative would be to install the 
> optical fibre in the street and then only connect customers as they 
> require a service. Copper cable can be used for up to 1 GBPS, but 
> limited to a distance of about 100 m. Perhaps rugged optical modems 
> could be installed in the existing pits in the street, to provide 
> service to about eight to sixteen homes nearby.
Thats the FTTdp model in the Strategic Review, with the copper driven as VDSL2 or
better G.FAST when it becomes commercial in a couple of years. The 'dp' (distribution
point) is a pit at the bottom of the driveway - or more likely, attached to the side
of a nearby power pole, TransACT-style. 1 Gbps is a stretch - as the articles below
note, where this is mentioned its usually upstream+downstream summed, but 200 - 300
Mbps symmetric should be achievable.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/500mbps-internet-over-phone-lines-might-solve-fibers-last-mile-problem/
http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2013/74.aspx#.UrDreOJjJoM
and for some idea of the kit:
http://www.adtran.com/web/page/portal/Adtran/group/3463, maybe physically a bit smaller.


P.