Fibre in the Media
Northpower Fibre announces UFB build plan
Northpower Fibre’s Ultra-Fast Broadband network is ahead of schedule, with fibre now passing more than 3700 Whangarei premises after just a matter of months.
Northpower Fibre appoints CEO
Northpower Fibre has appointed Darren Mason as its CEO following a six month stint as acting CEO and an extensive external recruitment process.
NZRFG fibre footprint could top 80% of urban New Zealand
The Central Fibre Consortium has been shortlisted for prioritised negotiations with Crown Fibre Holdings over the ultra-fast broadband initiative.
Northpower welcomes more NZRFG fibre progress
Northpower CEO Mark Gatland has welcomed the news another member of the New Zealand Regional Fibre Group is a step closer to helping build a Government backed ultra-fast fibre network.
Ultra-fast broadband rollout begins
The roll out of ultra fast broadband (UFB) around the country is now underway with the first fibre laid today at Manaia View School in Whangarei.
Govt gives green light for NZRFG to pioneer fibre networks
The New Zealand Regional Fibre Group is welcoming news that the Government has selected two of its members to begin building New Zealand’s ultra-fast fibre network.
Successful Negotiation for First Stage Roll-out of Ultra Fast Broadband
Northpower is excited with the news today that it has successfully completed negotiations with Crown Fibre Holdings to be a partner for the initial roll out of the Government’s ultra fast broadband initiative.
Northpower Chosen to Enter Negotiations for First Stage Roll-out of UFB
Crown Fibre Holdings announced on 09 September that Northpower is one of three parties to be chosen to progress to the negotiation stage with Crown Fibre Holdings as part of the partner selection process for the first stage roll out of the Government’s ultra fast broadband initiative.
NZRFG welcomes regional approach to UFB
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.
Five electricity lines and fibre companies within the nationwide lines and fibre collective who are represented in three UFB bids, have this morning been short-listed for ‘prioritised negotiations’ by CFH.
Technology trial perfect match for Layer 2 vision
A series of trials to test the latest ultra-fast broadband technology available to the New Zealand market are being conducted by Vector and Northpower.
Fibre based G-PON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) technology is the fastest and lowest cost way to transmit data across fibre networks – making fibre accessible to the mass market – while lowering costs in fibre network builds by allowing multiple (32) fibre to the door connections from a single end-point.
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