New Zealand - Infrastructure - NGNs and FttH

Synopsis

The term Next Generation Network (NGN) is a broad term used to describe a telecommunications network where all the information for both voice and data services is transported in data packets from any point in the network to any other location. New Zealand is currently considering major changes to policy and regulation with respect to the telecommunications industry. This report provides information and analysis of developments relating to NGNs and FttH in New Zealand - excluding the government’s national fibre initiative - including details of regional and local initiatives around the country. Information on VDSL2 including the launch of wholesale services by Telecom in late 2009 is also provided.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Ultra-Fast National fibre Network (separate reports)
  
• 3. NGNs defined
  
• 4. Market overview
  
• 5. Network access technologies
  
  • 5.1 Fibre Optics
    
  • 5.2 Copper cables
    
    • 5.2.1 LLU
      
  • 5.3 VDSL2
    
  • 5.4 Internet Peering Exchanges
    
  • 5.5 Wireless networks
    
• 6. Local and Regional network initiatives
  
  • 6.1 Auckland City Council – broadband strategy
    
  • 6.2 Aurora Energy Limited (Dunedin)
    
  • 6.3 CityLink Fibre Network
    
  • 6.4 Counties Power (Pukekohe)
    
  • 6.5 Digital Nation (Palmerston North)
    
  • 6.6 Enable Networks (Christchurch City Networks Ltd)
    
  • 6.7 Gracefield Village FttH project
    
  • 6.8 Inspired Networks – Palmerston CBD network
    
  • 6.9 InverNET (Invercargill)
    
  • 6.10 Kaiuma Park Estate FttH project
    
  • 6.11 Network Tasman
    
  • 6.12 NorthPower (Whangarei)
    
  • 6.13 Smartlinx3
    
  • 6.14 Vector Communications
    
  • 6.15 Velocity Networks – Hamilton City network
    
• 7. Regional Backbone network initiatives
  
  • 7.1 FX Networks
    
  • 7.2 Northland Regional Council and Kordia
    
  • 7.3 Gigabit wireless network
    
• 8. Fibre-enabled communities
  
  • 8.1 Overview
    
• 9. International network developments
  
  • 9.1 Australia-New Zealand cable – PPC-2
    
  • 9.2 Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN)
    
    • 9.2.1 Network development
      
• 10. Telecom’s Next Generation network (NGN)
  
  • 10.1 Introduction
    
  • 10.2 The original NGN plan
    
  • 10.3 FttN Network and cabinetisation plan
    
  • 10.4 Network rollout milestones to 2011
    
  • 10.5 Greenfield FttN program
    
    • 10.5.1 Manukau City
      
    • 10.5.2 Pilot broadband over fibre service
      
  • 10.6 IP nationwide network
    
  • 10.7 Capital expenditure on new systems
    
• 11. Telstraclear’s network
  
  • 11.1 Network overview
    
• 12. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – FttH communities in New Zealand (summary only) – 2008

• Exhibit 1 – List of active and proposed FttH communities in New Zealand – 2009