Rural Broadband Symposium 2006

TUANZ Rural Broadband Symposium 2006, Timaru

Premier sponsors:

	BCL has delivered broadcast and telecommunications services for more than 60 years. BCL’s broadcast network now provides coverage to more than 99.8% of New Zealanders.
	FarmSide - a division of Baycity New Zealand Ltd, works with leading and trusted suppliers to deliver high quality and competitively priced broadband and associated products to the rural sector.
	Serving broadband Internet bandwidth requirements, IPSTAR New Zealand Ltd (IPNZ) in partnership with Shin Satellite, has since the year 2000 been developing a new broadband satellite system that will effectively deliver broadband solutions to residential and corporate consumers throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Supporting sponsors:

	Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees.
	In 1993 an ASB Rural Banking division was established. The purpose was, and still is, to provide a better banking service to farmers by relating to their issues – and opportunities.
	asnet Technologies Limited is New Zealand's sole authorised distributor of the entire Polycom Office, including the full range of voice, video and web-based conferencing products and management tools.
	There is no industry that evolves as rapidly as electronics. Tyco Electronics' ability to serve your present and future requirements is realised through the synergies of a strong R&D program, expertise in materials science, product design and process engineering, and their network of knowledgeable application engineers, sales representatives and customer service personnel.