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High-speed network so span 30 cities throughout the country and supports
the New Zealand Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative launched in
2012
Auckland, New Zealand and Paris, France – February 5, 2013 –
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Telecom New Zealand today
announced an agreement to deploy an Alcatel-Lucent converged 100
gigabit-per-second (100G) optical network to more than 30 cities nationwide
offering high-speed transport services, to help support future Telecom
services, including the introduction of a retail fibre product as part of the
New Zealand government’s “
Ultra-Fast Broadband” initiative.
Scheduled to launch around the middle of 2013, the new network combines the
power of IP and optical networking to help Telecom New Zealand address
fast-growing subscriber demand for advanced business services such as
high-definition video, high-speed Internet access, Voice-over-IP and the
content delivery networks needed to enable movie processing and high-speed data
links for Internet servers.
Key Facts:
- The New Zealand Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative was launched
in 2012 to bring high-speed fibre-optic technology to homes, schools,
hospitals, marae and businesses.
- Alcatel-Lucent’s 100G optical
coherent technology takes advantage of unique Bell Labs silicon innovations
to support data speeds of 100 gigabits-per-second on each of the 80 wavelengths
of an optical fiber, significantly boosting in network capacity and
performance.
- Telecom New Zealand expects the optical transport network to be operational
by mid-2013.
Quotes:
Telecom New Zealand Chief Technology Officer David Havercroft said:
“Alcatel-Lucent has been a longstanding, trusted supplier to Telecom New
Zealand throughout our networks. We chose their 100G coherent optical
transport network based on the best combination of technology capability,
commercial terms, in-country support, and proven ability to deliver a large and
critical project”.
Andrew Miller, managing director of Alcatel-Lucent in New Zealand
said: “The Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative’ is a critical project that will
benefit all of New Zealand. Our Optical offering, which is unique in the
industry and proven in the global market, will dramatically expand the capacity
and advanced business services, helping ensure the best experience possible for
Telecom’s customers accessing high-bandwidth services over the nationwide
network.”
Additional information:
About Telecom New Zealand
Telecom New Zealand is New Zealand's largest telecommunications
company. It provides information and communication technology (ICT)
services to more than one million fixed line residential and small business
customers, more than two million consumer and business mobile customers, and
services more than 800,000 broadband connections.
Telecom works for its customers through the Telecom Retail division, which
supports residential and small business customers, and its ICT division Gen-i,
which supports corporate, government and business clients.
The company owns and operates significant national infrastructure, including
the XT mobile network and the core fibre optic network that connects New
Zealand's major towns and cities. It also owns AAPT, an Australian
telecommunications company and has a 50% share in the Southern Cross
international cable network.
Telecom also contributes generously to the community through the Telecom
Foundation, the umbrella organisation for the company’s charitable and
community-based initiatives.
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