Broadband: Fast-Wiring for NZ's Future - agenda

Response to NZCID/InternetNZ seminar; Broadband: fast-wiring for New Zealand's future, has been very positive, indicative that industry stakeholders, and consumers; are willing to engage - and ready to push on.

This is even more reason for you to register for this informative event, with case studies on the opportunities, pitfalls and responses to strategies initiated thus far and advice on the implementation of the expected broadband roll out, from some of the telecommunication sectors most innovative organisations.

Details of agenda as follows:

9.15 - 9:20am Welcome - Bell Gully

9:20 - 9:30am Opening Welcome and Introductory Comments from NZCID and InternetNZ

9:30 - 10:00am Network Strategies - Suella Hansen

Achieving affordable very high-speed broadband connectivity for the majority of New Zealand's population within the next 10 years will require substantial capital investment. Suella Hansen from Network Strategies will discuss different workable business and technological models for a New Zealand Broadband Infrastructure, including likely investment requirements.

10:00 - 10:20am Kordia - Susie Stone

Susie Stone, Corporate Affairs Manager for Kordia will be speaking about a range of initiatives and projects Kordia is currently engaged in; from the work with Pipe International (Australia) PTY on a submarine fibre optic cable to link New Zealand and Australia, to regional broadband investment.

10:20 - 10:40am Alcatel-Lucent - Ric Clark

As networks evolve and new business models are thrown into the fray, the arguments for and against fibre and the limitations of copper continue to drive the debate? Answering these questions and others is important to the deployment of faster Broadband in NZ. Ric's presentation will look to cement the argument in NZ as well as uncover some of the other areas often overlooked such as:

- Fibre deployments - FTTN vs. FTTP
- Weighing up the business models built around fibre deployments?
- Is fibre just a matter of time or will copper prevail?
- The NZ specific issues with widespread fibre deployment

10:40 - 11:00am North Shore City Council - Roger Matthews

The role of local government in broadband provision and North Shore City Council's experience with the government's Digital Challenge and the construction and operation of the NEAL Network in conjunction with Vector Communications Ltd

11:00 - 11:30am Discussion (Q&A)

Will provide the opportunity to discuss the findings of the recent report commissioned by Telecom, Vodafone and TelstraClear in comparison to the recomendations of the Network Stratergies report.

To register for this event, please contact Leonie Armstrong at leonie.armstrong@nzcid.org.nz or +64 9 271 4445

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