Inside NBN's $32.5m 'nerve centre': photos
Summary: The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has opened its Network Operations and Test Facility (NOTF), which it calls the "nerve centre" of the NBN. Take a walk with ZDNet Australia to see what the back end of Australia's biggest network will be like.
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(Credit: David Braue/ZDNet Australia)
The racks of switching and storage equipment in NBN Co's $32.5 million NOTF "go way back" through the building, CEO Mike Quigley pointed out. Testing segments include the same equipment that the NBN is built on, allowing telecommunications providers test new services on a sandboxed NBN segment before they're rolled out to the general population.
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