Primus connects first 100Mbps business client on NBN

Stan Beer
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 12:37

IT Policy - Government Tech Policy

The National Broadband Network rollout garnered further brownie points for the Government with an announcement that Primus Telecom has connected its first business client in a remote Tasmanian town. The remoteness of the 100Mbps connection lends support to the Government’s vision of the NBN providing ubiquitous cheap fast broadband to consumers and small businesses throughout Australia.

Primus’ first business client is a PR dream for the Gillard Government, being a pharmacy in Scottsdale, a small town which is an hour’s drive from Launceston in the central northern region of Tasmania. It also puts further pressure on the Abbott Coalition to recant on its plan to scrap the NBN and instead come up with an alternative policy.

Primus Telecom CEO, Ravi Bhatia stated: “After announcing the first residential customer to be connected, we’re delighted to be announcing the first business customer to be connected to the NBN in Tasmania. This reinforces Primus’ position as a leader in innovation for leading edge telecommunications services.”

A representative from Galloway’s Pharmacy in Scottsdale said: "I specifically chose Primus because they are focused on the business market.

"I've taken a 100mbit speed offer, that's actually very close to the cost of my previous ADSL2+ connection.

"The NBN will provide huge potential, for lots of new applications, especially in health which is of interest to me being a pharmacist."

Commenting on the installation process, the representative said: “It was a very smooth process, I didn't have to call Technical Support as it worked straight out of the box and the settings I had to change to make it work as part of my network were very simple."

Bhatia also said: “Our vision for the NBN is far beyond simply providing fast internet access to homes and businesses. We will be providing useful content and applications that take full advantage of the speed and reliability that the NBN has to offer. We’re very pleased with the progress of the rollout and the speed at which customers are being connected. Customers, both business and residential, are excited about the prospects that the NBN brings and we’re excited to begin delivering state of the art business services to customers through the NBN.”