Rural Broadband Sponsors

Diamond Sponsor



Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, industry and public sector customers worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. With over 800 staff and offices in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch, Alcatel-Lucent has had a presence in New Zealand since 1913 and gives local customers, including many of New Zealand’s largest organisations in the field of telecommunications, transportation, energy and the public sector, access to mission critical communications solutions.



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BayCity Communications / Farmside is New Zealand’s leading rural broadband access provider and rurally-focused telecommunications supplier. Based in Timaru, the company delivers a range of rural communications services including satellite-based communication products throughout New Zealand, including rural broadband, phone and mobile solutions. Services are available directly through Farmside and on a wholesale basis to corporate resellers. The company has exclusive access to the IPSTAR communications satellite in New Zealand and is contracted to provide New Zealand service providers with a range of wholesale bandwidth. The IPSTAR satellite was launched in 2006 and serves 17 countries in the Asia Pacific region.



                                      
 

Vodafone New Zealand is a subsidiary of  Vodafone Group Plc - the world's leading mobile telecommunications company, with a significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States. Within New Zealand, Vodafone is the market leader in mobile voice and broadband communications and a significant and growing player in fixed voice and broadband. Vodafone New Zealand is an active and significant investor in communications infrastructure and leads the market in cutting edge wireless technologies for urban and rural solutions.



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