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. The Government has plans to provide public funding of around NZ$1.5Bn to build a national fibre-to-the-home network. As part of the funding reforms in New Zealand will create a number of Local Fibre Companies (LFC’s) which will operate fibre-to-the-home access network infrastructure in specific geographic areas. This report provides information and analysis of developments relating to NGN’s and FttH in New Zealand including details of regional and local initiatives around the country.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. NGN’s defined
  
• 3. Market overview
  
  • 3.1 Local Fibre Companies
    
  • 3.2 Market analysis
    
    • 3.2.1 Savings can pay for infrastructure
      
• 4. Network access technologies
  
  • 4.1 Fibre Optics
    
  • 4.2 Copper cables
    
    • 4.2.1 Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)
      
• 5. VDSL2
  
  • 5.1 Local metropolitan fibre network initiatives
    
    • 5.1.1 Velocity Networks – Hamilton City network
      
    • 5.1.2 Inspired Networks – Palmerston CBD network
      
    • 5.1.3 FX Networks
      
    • 5.1.4 Vector Communications
      
    • 5.1.5 Network Tasman
      
    • 5.1.6 Christchurch City Networks
      
    • 5.1.7 CityLink Fibre Network
      
    • 5.1.8 Internet Peering Exchanges
      
    • 5.1.9 Kaiuma Park Estate FttH project
      
    • 5.1.10 Smartlinx3
      
  • 5.2 Wireless networks
    
    • 5.2.1 Gigabit wireless network
      
• 6. Regional fibre network initiatives
  
  • 6.1 Northland Regional Council and Kordia
    
• 7. Local council initiatives
  
  • 7.1 Auckland City Council – broadband strategy
    
• 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 – July 2008