Orcon Mobile Coming in October

Orcon Mobile Coming in October

For Immediate Release

Orcon has signed it’s wholesale agreement with Vodafone which will allow it to launch the countries second GSM mobile service in October this year.

With a range of 3G mobile calling and mobile broadband data plans becoming available in October, Orcon is looking to enter the market aggressively and become a true third player in an industry in which choice has been limited.

"We have been working toward this since the heads of agreement was signed back in August last year, and are really pleased that we are finally going to be able to bring this product to market" said Scott Bartlett, General Manager of Orcon.

This agreement establishes Orcon as a true wholesale operator, meaning they will be offering an Orcon branded set of products delivered over the existing Vodafone network infrastructure.

"The ability to offer mobile services is an important part of our transformation into a true telecommunications alternative that Kiwis can be proud to be part of," continued Bartlett. "This agreement, along with the purchase of our VoIP soft switch and the introduction of local loop unbundling, means we are going to be able to offer New Zealanders an even better deal on their telecommunications, mobile, and of course Internet."

Orcon already serves just over 100,000 New Zealanders with a variety of internet and telecommunications services, and have made no secret of their ambitious growth plans.

“The next six to twelve months for us are going to be really exciting, with our new voice switch going live, Orcon equipment being deployed in exchanges under local loop unbundling, and Orcon mobile launching we have got a lot to look forward to. We know that New Zealanders are crying out for a true Kiwi-owned alternative to the incumbent providers” concluded Bartlett.

About Orcon
Orcon is New Zealand's 4th largest ISP, largest 100% kiwi owned ISP and the third largest internet wholesaler in New Zealand. Currently we employ over 100 people in our four offices and we connect over 100,000 New Zealand businesses and homes to the internet. In addition we maintain a small presence in Australia for our trans-Tasman corporate clients. We provide a range of services including UBS, ADSL, fibre and frame relay, and we are presently deploying a Siemens IP-voice based soft-switch (Surpass HiQ8000) as well as building NZ's most advanced data centre on Auckland's North Shore.

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