Reality check

The government plans to achieve a full fibre-to-the-node rollout by mid-2020, requiring a significant workforce to meet this target.

The rollout will require a full-time workforce of 3,000 engineers, in addition to contractors, to complete the project on time.

The estimate is based on Britain's Openreach rollout, which involved installing 300 street cabinets a week, according to Informa senior analyst Tony Brown.

The analysis was provided by Tony Brown, a senior analyst at Informa, who based his estimates on the Openreach rollout in Britain.

A large workforce is necessary to ensure the timely completion of the project, which involves extensive infrastructure work similar to Britain's Openreach rollout.

The government aims to complete the fibre-to-the-node rollout by mid-2020, necessitating a substantial workforce to meet this deadline.

The Australian rollout is modeled after Britain's Openreach project, which successfully installed 300 street cabinets a week, providing a benchmark for workforce requirements.

Contractors will supplement the full-time workforce of 3,000 engineers, helping to ensure the project is completed efficiently and on schedule.