Reality check

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

The rollout will require a full-time workforce of 3,000 engineers, in addition to contractors, to meet the government's timeline.

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 installation of infrastructure, similar to the scale of Britain's Openreach project.

The government aims to complete the fibre-to-the-node rollout by mid-2020.

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

Contractors will work alongside a full-time workforce of engineers to meet the ambitious timeline set by the government for the rollout.