Digicel invests in WiMAX broadband network to bring fast, affordable internet access to Nauruans

New Zealand Regional Fibre Group members are the only organisations short-listed for 'prioritised negotiations' with Crown Fibre Holdings to begin building the Government-backed ultra-fast broadband network.

Crown Fibre Holdings announced today that a consortium of four companies - WEL Networks, Velocity Networks, Hamilton Fibre Networks and Waipa Networks - is one of three parties selected by the Government to enter negotiations for the first stage of ultrafast broadband rollout.

Whangarei residents are receiving one of the most advanced next generation broadband networks ever seen in the North, or for that matter New Zealand - at speeds eclipsing traditional copper-based networks.

And the company behind the trend says this is just the start of a revolution.

Four members of the New Zealand Regional Fibre Group are contenders for an array of national telecommunications awards.

Wanganui District Council is working to be part of the Government's $1.5B ultra fast broadband project, which will roll out a fibre optic network across the country.

The government's Industry Day summit on Thursday to launch its key broadband policies risks missing out on some of the key ideas on how to tackle the UK's big problems according to Point Topic, the broadband data analysts.

The Government must explain the timing of its announcement about Telecom's request to structurally separate and whether this has compromised the tender process for its $1.5 billion broadband rollout," Labour ICT spokesperson Clare Curran says.

The Government has solid support for its plans for major new capital investment plans, specially for ultra-fast broadband and KiwiRail.

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