New Zealand - Ultra-Fast Broadband Network - Overview and Analysis

Synopsis

While the New Zealand Ultra-Fast Broadband and the Regional Broadband Initiatives are now both in the process of being developed and deployed across the countryside, it is both of these developments that will have a major impact on the way the many applications that need to communicate and drive the economic future of the country. Both these infrastructure deployments will certainly not offer an immediate solution as it will take at least the next decade to fully expand the networks and associated developments.

Simultaneous rollouts of the UFB fibre across a number of regions by several LFCs commenced during 2011 with more network builds to commence during 2012. Schools have been one of the first to get connected to the high-speed network with school, medical and health centres to be the priority targeted with all to be connected by 2016.

The Rural Broadband Initiative is being developed by the joint venture of Chorus and Vodafone and will see Chorus working on the rural network by upgrading fibre to roadside cabinets and infrastructure equipment while Vodafone will provide a wireless broadband service to many rural communities using the backbone fibre network.

In this report we provide an overview of the networks and the deliverables with BuddeComm analysis and we also provide an overview of the companies involved in the rollouts.

Background information on the Ultra-Fast Broadband Network can be found in our separate reports at: www.budde.com.au.

Companies mentioned

Companies mentioned in this report include – CFH, Orcon, Enable, Ericsson, WEL, Huawei, Northpower, Vodafone, Chorus, Transfield, Velocity Networks.

Hot topics and technologies mentioned

Hot topics and technologies mentioned in this report include – GPON, PON, regulatory issues, fibre, networks.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. The UFB and RBI
  • 2.1 Background information
  • 2.2 Deployment information
  • 2.3 Will the deployment strategy last
  • 2.4 The backbone network
  • 2.5 Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI)
    • 2.5.1 Funding and usage
    • 2.5.2 Speeds will increase over time to rural users
• 3. BuddeComm analysis
  • 3.1 Savings can pay for infrastructure
  • 3.2 Independent networks communicating on the same layer
• 4. Overview of involved parties
  • 4.1 Allied Telesis
  • 4.2 Chorus
  • 4.3 Crown Fibre Holdings (CFH)
    • 4.3.1 The aim of the CFH
    • 4.3.2 How will the role of the CFH work
  • 4.4 Enable Networks
  • 4.5 Northpower Fibre
  • 4.6 Transfield
  • 4.7 Ultrafast Fibre Ltd
  • 4.8 Vodafone
• 5. Related reports

• Exhibit 1 – The 33 UFB candidature regions by UFB LFC deployment company
• Exhibit 2 – Brief overview of UFB deployment – 2010 - 2012
• Exhibit 2 – The Chorus non retail providers – 2012