Vector TUANZ finalist for initiative of the year

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7 July 2010

Vector TUANZ finalist for initiative of the year

A Vector developed fibre to the door network design tool is now a finalist in the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand Innovation Awards.

The Vector innovation, which is in the TUANZ ‘Initiative of the Year’ category, can reduce Fibre to the Door (FTTD) network design time by 60% and has potential to drive major efficiencies in the Government’s ultra-fast broadband initiative (UFBI).

The new tool drastically reduces network design complexity by analysing more than 50,000 known demand points (e.g. homes or businesses) which are clustered and aligned to adjacent property boundaries to form fibre concentration areas.

“It allows our network designers to quickly segment the Auckland network into logical cabinet areas taking into consideration natural boundaries such as motorways, rivers and rail lines. Using the tool we can adjust our design for maximum efficiency and drastically reduce the FTTD design time,” says Vector CEO Simon Mackenzie.

“To our knowledge it is the only tool in the world that allows designers to logically segment brown-field regions into optimised fibre concentration zones. One of the aims is minimise conduit length from cabinet to cluster demand points.”

Mr Mackenzie says the tool has played a key role in planning Vector’s proposed Auckland wide fibre network rollout in its UFBI submission to the Government.

“There was nothing in the marketplace like it and we wanted to speed the process by logically segmenting network areas into optimised fibre concentration zones.

“It sets a new standard in the New Zealand telecommunications industry, as nothing of the sort is currently available. The reduced network design time created is of immense value to carriers developing future networks for the mass market.”

Mr Mackenzie says because the tool makes network design so efficient, Vector has been able to experiment with its design to optimise the company’s proposed UFB rollout for Auckland, lowering the cost per premises. The result is a future proofed network of cabinet locations and areas, generating faster and more cost effective rollout for end users.

Mr Mackenzie believes the tool can facilitate the rapid deployment of fibre to the door throughout New Zealand.

Vector’s innovation is in the TUANZ category for “a product, service or application facilitated or enabled by the innovative use of technology in New Zealand, or by a New Zealand company overseas”. The winner will be announced on September 2.

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