A PART of Brisbane has been switched onto the national broadband network (NBN).
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan attended Wednesday's switch-on ceremony, saying the NBN was a project Australia could not afford to be without.
"It connects the nation and then it connects the nation to the global economy," he told reporters in Brisbane.
He said the NBN would help Australia maximise international opportunities, including the economic rise of Asia.
During the launch junior football players took part in a virtual coaching session led by former Australian representative rugby league player Michael Hancock.
Hancock's image was beamed from Suncorp Stadium across town onto a large screen in the northern Brisbane suburb of Aspley, via the NBN.
The instant communication between Hancock and the junior players wouldn't have been possible without the superfast broadband connection, NBN Co spokesman Ryan Williams said.
The fibre optic connection is now available to 500 homes in the suburb.
Work has started to connect a number of other Brisbane suburbs.
Brisbane is the fourth capital city to get the NBN.
Melbourne came online in October last year while Hobart and Canberra went live in early February.
The Queensland centres of Townsville and Toowoomba have already been hooked up too.
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