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Telecommunications Optus & Elders bid for all of Broadband Connect
Telecommunications Optus & Elders bid for all of Broadband Connect | Optus & Elders bid for all of Broadband Connect |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Wednesday, 20 December 2006 | |
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They say that, if the broadband wireless network is funded by Government, it will be supplemented by the installation of DSLAMs into selected Telstra exchanges in bands 2 and 3 (urban and regional) delivering ADSL2+ services at speeds of up to 20 megabits per second. Locations will be announced only if negotiations with Government are satisfactorily concluded. The bid also seeks funding to build substantial trunk transmission capacity to overcome what they say is "the competitive barrier long represented by the incumbent's [Telstra's'] backhaul charges." The two announced their partnership in late August and a separate wholesale agreement under which Elders planned to retail Optus existing services including Internet (dial-up, broadband and satellite), long distance and mobile, and launched its resold Optus broadband service offerings in September. |
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