NEW estates on the Gold Coast could soon have access to the fastest internet in the country.
Legislation introduced late last week dictates all new development estates will have to be fitted with fibre optics — the same infrastructure that will be used with the Federal Government’s National Broadband Network (NBN) to provide so-called ‘super-fast broadband’. It would provide internet up to 10 times faster than a standard broadband connection.
This means a movie which takes an hour to download would then take six minutes.
Most new estates on the Gold Coast, such as Pacific Pines and some areas of Varsity Lakes, suffer with slow broadband or simply cannot access it.
The problem is due to patchwork telecommunication nodes called RIMS being used, rather than new exchanges.
If the Bill is passed after debate in May, all development applications after July 1 will need NBN infrastructure.
Sanctuary Cove has already retrofitted its estate with fibre optics, granting residents some of the fastest internet in the city..