Ultra-Fast Broadband Arrives in the Bay Of Plenty

Ultra-Fast Broadband Arrives in the Bay Of Plenty

Tauranga 2 July 2012 - Ultra-fast broadband is nearly up and running in the Bay of Plenty with Tauranga’s award-winning internet provider EOL set to officially switch on the region’s first connection this week.

Priority One’s chief executive, Andrew Coker, will be the first local resident to use the Government’s new $1.3 billion ultra-fast broadband (UFB) network after signing up for one of EOL’s LightWave broadband plans.

EOL is the first Internet Service Provider to switch Bay of Plenty customers over to UFB because its existing wireless network is 100 per cent compatible with fibre technology.

“Changing customers over to fibre is as simple as changing a light bulb,” explains EOL’s managing director, Terry Coles. “But other ISPs who have built their networks around DSL copper technology have been faced with lengthy and costly backend rebuilds to get up to speed for fibre – that’s why we’re ahead of the game.”

Coker has been an EOL customer for the past two years and says having faster internet access at his Monmouth St home is a dream come true.

“The significantly faster upload/download speeds UFB provides will enable us to take full advantage of gaming, as well as new advanced TV services such as 3D, quad and ultra high definition.

“High quality video conferencing will also enable me to communicate more effectively with friends and colleagues overseas,” Coker says. “UFB helps future-proof my family, allowing us to take advantage of new technologies as they arise.”

EOL has created nearly 200 LightWave plans with speeds ranging from 10Mbps to over 1Gbps. Prices start from just $59 per month for residential customers, $69 per month for business customers and $499 per month for ‘enterprise’ customers (who have multiple sites or require the fastest possible internet speed).

Coles says excited customers are seizing the opportunity to switch to UFB and pay less than their old copper phone line and broadband combined.

“At the other end of the scale, large companies such as Tonkin and Taylor ordered Gigabit LightWave circuits from us before the service was even available.”

EOL is confident of attracting lots of new customers thanks to its unique pricing model. Coles says the company’s UFB plans are the most competitive on the market and are designed to make the new fibre service accessible to everyone.

“We are also able to use the unique technology built for our wireless customers to offer an enhanced ultra-fast broadband experience that people won’t get with other ISPs such as free off-site backup, low cost telephone calls and better security.”

Ultra-fast broadband is expected to deliver significant benefits to New Zealand’s economy and should be available to 75 per cent of the population by the end of 2019.

People can visit EOL’s website (www.eol.co.nz) and search their home or business address to discover when ultra-fast broadband will be available in their area.

ABOUT EOL (Enternet Online Ltd)
EOL began 17 years ago as a small family business and has grown into a New Zealand success story. EOL has over 70 transmission sites and 200 access points from Waihi along the Western Bay coastline to Matata, extending inland for 15km. This gives the company 90 per cent coverage in the Western Bay of Plenty region. All connections are monitored and managed from EOL’s data centre, providing unrivalled quality of service. EOL was rated the best Internet Service Provider (ISP) in 2010, and best regional ISP in 2011 by Consumer Magazine.

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