Nextgen Networks details NBN products for retail providers

Stuart Corner
Friday, 30 September 2011 08:26

IT Industry - Development

Nextgen Networks has posted on its web site a brochure detailing the products it offers to provide connectivity over the NBN.

The company announced in June that it would offer services to other service providers that by reason of choice or lack of scale did not want to buy services from NBN Co direct Queensland ISPs Internet Solutions and North Queensland Telecom last month became the first customers for these services when the NBN launched in Townsville.

Nextgen is offering three options.

- Virtual Connect "Provides RSPs with a white labelled, end to end product range delivered through the NBN to the customer premise. RSPs will manage the sales, commercial and level-1 customer service relationship. A service provider POP or physical network is not required." Nextgen says it is suitable for existing VISP customers, VISP providers, systems integrators, application service providers and new service providers.

- Access Connect "Provides connectivity from an RSP POP through the Nextgen and NBN networks to the end customer premise. For RSPs with a physical POP and network, this option supports continuance of the established business model utilising the NBN as a plug-in access network." Nextgen says it is suitable for RSPs currently serving their customers via established POP(s).

- POI Connect "Provides cost-effective, high quality transmission or MPLS based connectivity from RSP PoPs to the NBN PoIs. RSPs will have their own POP and a direct relationship with NBN for NNI and Access supply." This is suitable for customers who have or will complete the NBN on-boarding process and engage directly with NBN as an access provider.

Nextgen has given no pricing information. The brochure can be found here.