[CAnet - news] New Zealand program for neutral exchnage points and open access broadband

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Bill

No doubt you will be following progress in NZ with great interest - 
NGI NZ has organized the  Inaugural NZ Digital Cities & Regional 
Networks Conference to  give the Broadband Challenge a real kick start

Note Neutral Exchange Point Specifications and Open Access Criteria 
which  I have referenced below

Cheers

Simon R


http://www.digitalcities.co.nz

Media Releases
6 November 2005
Digital Cities & Regional Networks Conference

A drive to encourage cities and regions to create their own 
high-speed open access broadband networks will see the inaugural 
Digital Cities & Regional Networks conference held in Wellington 
later this month.

Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe is 
inviting the nation's mayors, key council staff, economic 
development, health and education agencies to the conference, which 
will showcase what smart cities and regions can achieve.

"Creating a world-class broadband structure is crucial for out 
country's growth. In a global environment, affordable, instantaneous 
connections across all our cities and regions are vital.

"Cities such as Wellington have proved that high-speed networks - 
allowing business-to-business or institution-to-institution links - 
are crucial for economic growth and urban revitalisation.

"Last month, I announced details of the $24m Broadband Challenge fund 
which provides seed capital from government to encourage cities to 
develop high speed fibre networks and regions to improve their 
broadband infrastructure. I also outlined the Community Partnership 
Fund which will support grassroots ICT-related initiatives and smart 
ways to link content and use technology applications across 
communities." (See http://www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/bbc )

The Digital Cities conference will showcase local and international 
success stories where cities and regions have bridged the digital 
divide. Costs, benefits and partnership opportunities will be 
explored and the application process for the Broadband Challenge and 
Community Partnership Fund outlined.

Keynote speakers include Lars Hedberg, founder of the Swedish Urban 
Network Association, a non-profit organisation of 300 companies, 
municipalities and members representing 200 broadband networks across 
Sweden. About two-third's of Sweden's 290 communities have open 
access to high speed broadband, making it one of the world's most 
connected countries. Mr Hedberg will speak to the conference via 
broadband video-link from Sweden.

Chairing the conference is Fran Wilde, who as Wellington's mayor 
helped drive the creation of the CityLink urban fibre network. She 
regards CityLink as essential infrastructure that has been as 
important to the city's growth as Westpac Stadium.

Organising the Digital Cities & Regional Networks conference is Next 
Generation Internet Society (NGI-NZ). Sponsors include CityLink, 
InternetNZ and Ministry of Economic Development with support from 
Local Government New Zealand, EDANZ (Economic Development Agencies), 
Allied Telesyn, FX Networks, Ericsson, Positively Wellington Business 
and 2020 Communications Trust.

The conference will be held in the Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler 
Centre from 9am on Wednesday November 23. More details and 
registration on-line at: http://www.digitalcities.org.nz

Further information:

Simon Riley

CEO , Next Generation Internet Society (NGI-NZ)
email: [email protected]
phone: 021 2132050


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References

Digital Strategy
http://www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/

New Digital Strategy Funds Launched
http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=24290

Broadband Challenge Fund
http://www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/templates/Page____14.aspx

Community ICT Partnership Fund
http://www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/templates/Page____18.aspx

Note

Broadband Challenge Requirements

http://www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/templates/Page____328.aspx

APPENDIX 1: NEUTRAL EXCHANGE SPECIFICATIONS

(Section A, clause 4.1(e))

A Neutral Exchange Point on an urban network must provide:

* An interconnection exchange (point of presence, or POP) between 
sites connected to the network;
* Aggregation of local data traffic;
* A peering mechanism for the efficient exchange of routing 
information between networks;
* Connections to other Neutral Exchange Points and other local, 
national and international networks; 
* A facility for bearer service access that is well-located and that 
places no restrictions on third-party service provider access or the 
type of service provided; and
* A peering regime that avoids expensive and unnecessary national or 
international transit where source and destination are within the 
same regional or national boundary.

The physical housing for a Neutral Exchange Point must provide:

* Housing for the network equipment;
* Link termination systems for inter-network and access links, and
* The environmental services required supporting the above.

The physical housing must also be designed so as to provide very high 
standards of robustness, physical security and access security, and 
the ability to maintain operational capability through at least 
short-term power failures.


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http://www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/templates/Page____325.aspx

4. Open access model

4.1 The application must demonstrate that the proposed broadband 
network contains all of the following features:

(a) The Bearer Services and the Communications Services offered by 
the Network Entity are unbundled, so that an End-User who purchases 
only Bearer Services from the Network Entity can do so on the same 
terms as an end-user who purchases both Bearer Services and 
Communications Services from the Network Entity.

(b) Access to Bearer Services is provided to all vendors of 
Communications Services that are independent of the Network Entity 
("third-party service providers") on a fair and non-discriminatory 
basis.

(c) Any End-User can purchase any permutation of Communications 
Services, Bearer Services, and content from any combination of the 
Network Entity, third-party service providers, and vendors of 
electronic content.

(d) The logical and physical design of the Broadband Network, and the 
technologies used on the broadband network, support requirements (a), 
(b), and (c) of this clause.

(e) The Broadband Network includes an interconnection exchange 
between sites connected to the network (" a Neutral Exchange") that 
support requirements (a), (b), and (c) of this clause, and meets the 
requirements set out in Appendix 1: Neutral Exchange Specifications. 

4.2 The application must demonstrate that the ownership and 
governance arrangements of the Network Entity, and the operational 
and commercial strategies and processes of the Network Entity 
supports the open access features stated in clause 4.1.

4.3 The application must demonstrate that the Project includes 
sufficient safeguards to prevent hostile or unintended capture of the 
Network Entity, and to maintain the open access features stated in 
clause 4.1 over the long-term.

4.4 The decision-maker may, in its sole discretion, approve as 
eligible an application for a designated Remote or Under-served 
Community Network (designated under clause 2.2) that does not meet 
any or all of the requirements in clause 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, if the 
decision-maker is satisfied that the application demonstrates that 
the requirement is prohibitive or impossible for the Project.

5. Fit for purpose

5.1 The application must demonstrate that the Anchor Tenants include 
all local authorities (including libraries), universities, hospitals, 
and schools in the coverage area.

5.2 The decision-maker may, in its sole discretion, approve as 
eligible an application that does not meet the requirement in clause 
5.1 if the decision-maker is satisfied that the applicant has made 
all reasonable endeavours to approach and include these entities, but 
the entities have declined to participate.

5.3 An application must demonstrate that the Project will provide a 
minimum of a two-way one-gigabit per second connection to the Anchor 
Tenants in the coverage area.

5.4 The decision-maker may, in its sole discretion, approve as 
eligible an application for a designated Remote or Under-served 
Community Network (designated under clause 2.2) that does not meet 
the requirements in clause 5.3 if the decision-maker is satisfied 
that:

*the application demonstrates that the one-gigabit per second 
connection requirement is not viable for the Remote or Under-served 
Community Network; and 
*the Project will provide a minimum of two-way 256 kilobit per second 
connection to the Anchor Tenants and End-Users in the coverage area 
of the Remote or Under-served Community Network.

5.5 An application must demonstrate that the broadband network has 
the ability to interconnect with other regional, national and 
international telecommunications networks.



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