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<H1>New Zealand full speed ahead for ultra-fast broadband</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Some countries still envisage a slow internet
using the HF Radio Spectrum</STRONG> to deliver broadband to homes over the old
telephone 'twisted pair' but <STRONG>New Zealand has decided to go direct for
Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) to give their citzens access to Ultra-Fast
broadband</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>From </FONT><A
href="http://news.business.govt.nz/news/info/article/9650" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://news.business.govt.nz/news/info/article/9650</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Cabinet has signed off on a range of initiatives that will
accelerate New Zealand’s broadband infrastructure into the 21st
Century.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The government is committing up to $1.5 billion, which is
expected to be at least matched by private sector investment, to deliver
ultra-fast broadband to 75 percent of New Zealanders within ten
years.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>“Delivering fibre to the home is an essential part of the
infrastructure for a strongly growing 21st century economy. It will play a key
role in improving the productivity of our country as we move out of recession
and into a period of growth,” said Communications and Information Technology
Minister Steven Joyce in Parliament last month.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The Government also proposes getting fast broadband to the
remaining 25 percent of New Zealanders living outside the footprint of the urban
ultra-fast broadband initiative with a $300 million investment in fibre optics
to rural schools over the next six years.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>"Providing fibre to the vast majority of rural schools
will effectively deliver the capacity to provide faster broadband to the
communities they serve. Fibre backhaul is currently the primary limiting factor
in the delivery of rural broadband and getting fibre to schools will address
that,” said Mr Joyce.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The government’s tender process for the urban initiative
will be announced this month. Tenders for the rural broadband initiative will be
sought in November. <BR>Information on both will be made available at </FONT><A
href="http://www.med.govt.nz/ultra-fast-broadband" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>www.med.govt.nz/ultra-fast-broadband</FONT></A><FONT
face=Verdana> and<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.med.govt.nz/rural-broadband" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>www.med.govt.nz/rural-broadband</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana>
respectively.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>European Radiocommunications Office (ERO) report on high
capacity DSL which is using the HF Radio Spectrum<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2005/high_capacity_dsl_systems.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2005/high_capacity_dsl_systems.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>VDSL in London and Wales<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/october2008/vdsl.htm" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/october2008/vdsl.htm</FONT></A></P></BODY></HTML>