armstrong creek urban growth plan volume 1 - City of Greater Geelong
armstrong creek urban growth plan volume 1 - City of Greater Geelong
armstrong creek urban growth plan volume 1 - City of Greater Geelong
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Telecommunications<br />
Telstra advises that existing infrastructure in and around Mt Duneed (MTDU) and<br />
Grovedale (GROX) exchanges is currently very limited and will need to be<br />
reviewed to meet the demands <strong>of</strong> the proposed development.<br />
The provision <strong>of</strong> services to this development will depend on many factors such as:<br />
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The likely number <strong>of</strong> dwellings and their location within the<br />
development.<br />
The staging <strong>of</strong> the development.<br />
The likely technologies available at the time services are required. The<br />
wireline technologies currently providing narrowband and broadband<br />
access are:<br />
copper cable from existing exchanges using current technology;<br />
optic fibre cable and Multiplexors from existing exchanges using current<br />
technology; and<br />
fibre to the Premise (FTTP). This technology may not be available from<br />
the MTDU or GROX exchanges and a developer contribution would be<br />
required. (NB: Fibre to the Node (FTTN) is not an approved technology<br />
yet.)<br />
Whether the developer is willing to provide a capital contribution for<br />
FTTP or to a Telstra Smart Community <strong>of</strong>fering.<br />
Given the forecast <strong>of</strong> 22,000 dwellings for the development, it is highly unlikely that<br />
either or both the MTDU and GROX exchanges would have the capacity to service<br />
a development <strong>of</strong> this size. A detailed study would therefore be required to<br />
ascertain as to how this development might best be serviced. Possible options are<br />
to:<br />
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Expand the GROX or MTDU exchanges.<br />
Build a new Access Exchange within the development area.<br />
If FTTN becomes available, then the above two options will not be<br />
required.<br />
There may also be a need to augment the existing mobile phone infrastructure.<br />
Further investigation will be required once the development footprint and staging<br />
has been finalised.<br />
ARMSTRONG CREEK URBAN GROWTH PLAN / VOLUME 1 (ADOPTED 13 MAY 2008, AMENDED MAY 2010)<br />
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