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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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