Chorus completes $850,000 fibre project

Chorus completes $850,000 fibre project to rev-up broadband speeds in Huntly

Local telecommunications network operator Chorus has completed a $ 850,000 project to lay 20km of fibre optic cable between Te Kauwhata and Huntly to provide the platform for better high-speed data services for Huntly homes and businesses .

The project took six months to complete and is the first step in revving-up broadband speeds for Huntly residents .

Chorus Head of Field Services Ed Beattie said that this new cable will provide the platform for increased telecommunications capacity in the region and is part of Telecom’s commitment to enable the delivery of broadband connections of at least 10Mbps to 80 percent of New Zealanders by the end of the year.

"The greater transmission capacity provided by fibre optic cable will support high-speed data services for Huntly, such as ADSL2+ broadband connectivity, as well as act as the springboard for even faster speeds in the future,” he said.

The project buil t upon the 2,800 kilometres of existing Telecom fibre in the Waikato region and was trenched along the Te Ohaki Road between Te Kauwhata and Huntly .

The amount of fibre optic cable in the wider Telecom network has passed the 27,000km mark, with the amount of new fibre being laid by Chorus eclipsing traditional copper cabling for the first time.

With the new fibre optic cable link in place, Chorus has now begun deploying the first of eight new fibre-fed roadside cabinets in Huntly to put local residents within reach of high speed internet services .

Chorus is three quarters of the way through the rollout of 245 fibre-fed cabinets in the Waikato region with more than 77,000 local customers now in reach of high-speed broadband services. By the end of this year, Chorus will complete the nationwide deployment of 3,600 fibre-fed cabinets and 2,500km of fibre optic cable for the project.

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About Chorus
Chorus is the operationally separate Telecom business unit that manages the local access network in New Zealand . The Chorus network is made up of local telephone exchanges and copper or fibre optic cables that connect approximately 1.8 million New Zealand homes and businesses. Its field service technicians visit more than one million homes and businesses each year to install or repair phone or internet services for a range of telecommunications providers.

Information on Chorus’ high speed broadband project can be viewed online at: http://www.chorus.co.nz/enhancing-the-broadband-network

The Telecom Group's fibre optic network can be viewed online at www.broadbandmap.govt.nz

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