Internet in Australia is slower than the rest of the world, but not by choice. The Australian government's National Broadband Network promises to make this problem a thing of the past.
Why does australia have bad internet?
The reason for
Australia's poor internet speed is that it does not have a centrally controlled
system. Internet speeds and other factors vary from state to state and even
between suburbs, leading to patchy service and high prices. This means that
ISPs (internet service providers) can easily take advantage of consumers by
offering slower speeds at higher prices.
Australia's National Broadband Network is
a $43 billion project that will wire up 93 percent of Australian homes and
workplaces with optic fibre cabling, offering much faster download speeds than
the ADSL currently available. The NBN also promises to deliver
'fibre-to-the-home' and be more affordable than current internet services.
It all depends where you are located and
what time it is. During peak times, like after school or during work hours,
speeds can be painfully slow.
An internet report by Akamai, an internet
content delivery firm, names Australia as having the 56th fastest speeds in the
world for 2013 (average web page download speed). South Korea topped this
ladder with an average download speed of 14.7Mbps. Australia's broadband
network is currently not up to scratch , but there are plans to change that.
In 2013, the Australian government
announced a plan to build a 'National Broadband Network' (NBN). The NBN was
introduced in December last year and will be completed by 2020 at a cost of $40
billion. It is likely to deliver uniform speeds of up to 100Mbps to all
Australians . It also promises minimum speeds of 25Mbps.
The NBN will be implemented in two
stages. In the first stage, it will provide fast broadband to homes and
businesses in most cities as well as some rural areas through a mix of
technologies including fibre-to-the premises (FTTP), fixed wireless, cable and
satellite. In the second stage, high speeds will also be delivered to suburbs
and towns.
The NBN promises that people in the city
won't be disadvantaged compared with those in the country when it comes to
speed and reliability . But many Australians already have access to high-speed
broadband through their internet service provider (ISP) and can expect no
difference in speed once the NBN comes into play.
What will be different, however, is that
everyone will have an equal opportunity to get fast speeds under the NBN. In
the past, only people living in areas with high population density were able to
access high-speed services because suppliers were not willing or able to pay
for cabling all the way to rural and regional areas. This meant that people in
these areas were stuck with low-speed ADSL2+ or even dial up.
The NBN is expected to make it possible
for ISPs to deliver high speeds over the NBN fibre network in the future . This
means Australians will be able to get internet services that match, and in many
cases exceed, their current speed expectations. But they'll have to pay for it,
of course.
Conclusion
Without a
centralised NBN system, Australian's have been left with a slow and unreliable
internet service. However there are plans to change this in the near future.
The National Broadband Network promises to wire up 93 percent of homes and
workplaces with optic fiber cabling offering speeds that will surpass ADSL for
a relatively low price. This is expected to be implemented in two stages. The
first stage will provide fast broadband to homes and businesses in most cities
as well as some rural areas through a mix of technologies including
fiber-to-the premises (FTTP), fixed wireless, cable and satellite. In the
second stage, high speeds will also be delivered to suburbs and towns.
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