Project Owner: Industry Capability Network (TAS)
Project Value: $40b
Project Status: In Progress
Location: TAS, Australia

Associated Projects:
National Broadband Network
   - National Broadband Network - Australia - Construction Contractors
   - National Broadband Network - Australia - Sellers/resellers
   - National Broadband Network - Australia - Software Suppliers
   - National Broadband Network - Tasmania

To register for National Broadband Network opportunities, please go to the appropriate associated project via the links above.

The Australian Government has announced the establishment of a new company, NBN Co, to build and operate a new super fast national broadband network in Australia.

It is anticipated that the new national broadband network will:

• connect 90 per cent of all Australian homes, schools and workplaces with broadband services with speeds up to 100 megabits per second
• connect all other premises in Australia with next generation wireless and satellite technologies that will deliver broadband speeds of a minimum of 12 megabits per second
• be expected to be rolled-out, simultaneously, in metropolitan, regional, and rural areas; and
• begin rollout in Tasmania and first release sites on mainland Australia from 2010.

A panel of contractors has already been established to build the initial rollout of the NBN in Tasmania. A specific ICN portal has been established at www.nbn.icn.org.au to identify local companies that can assist with the initial Tasmanian build phase.

This portal is for companies that can provide specific capabilities and equipment throughout  Australia to register their interest in the project.

At this stage only companies that can provide the specific capabilities listed on this portal should register for the project. NBN Co will progressively issue Requests for Capability Statement (RCS) describing future project opportunities in more detail.

The services categories and equipment types may be added to in future as more detail is developed regarding the nature, location and timing of future construction activities in mainland Australia.

To register for National Broadband Network opportunities, please go to the appropriate associated project via the links at the top of the page.