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eftel to roll out vdsl2 to australian market

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    http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20071101/pdf/315l6m3rs68wj0.pdf

    EFTel to roll out VDSL2 to Australian Market
    1 November 2007
    EFTel Limited (ASX Code: EFT) became the first Internet provider to announce the
    planned rollout of nationwide VDSL2, the next generation in high-speed broadband
    delivery.
    VDSL2 or ‘Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 2’ will enable speeds of up to
    100Mbps, 4 times faster than ADSL2+ and from 12 to 400 times faster than
    ADSL.
    The network, which will be called BroadbandNext, will be built on MSAN (Multiservice
    access node) technology. MSANs are a leap ahead of the traditional DSLAM
    Broadband technology being rolled out by most providers. MSANs have superior
    upgradeability, scalability, redundancy and environmental sustainability.
    Commencing in February 2008, the MSANs will be aggressively rolled out at a rate of
    15 exchanges per month, with an initial schedule of 70 exchanges nationwide. EFTel
    will support the fastest and most advanced DSL broadband network technology in
    Australia.
    EFTel’s MSANs can deliver VDSL2, ADSL2+, traditional ADSL, SHDSL corporate
    solutions, normal PSTN Voice services, IP Video, VoIP, and Bare DSL.
    “Customers connected to BroadbandNext will enjoy benefits such as massively fast
    downloads, a wider range of service types, and improved levels of customer support
    from a smarter network,” CEO Simon Ehrenfeld said today.
    “Apart from delivering superior services to customers, the rollout brings EFTel some
    freedom from the Telstra cost prison.”
    “This week, the ACCC handed down its final LSS (line sharing service) decision,
    maintaining its pricing guidance. This is excellent news for users as well as providers
    who are installing infrastructure. A key means of ensuring margin growth is to own
    strategically selected pieces of the infrastructure that give rapid payback. In this way
    we can deliver value-added services and at the same time reduce costs.”
    “This is the most exciting event in the history of EFTel. We are delivering a
    service to the Australian public that is new, technically advanced, delivers the
    blindingly fast broadband consumers have been asking for, and leaves major
    competitors in our wake” he said.
    EFTel is partnering with PIPE Networks (ASX Code: PWK) and Chinese giant
    Huawei Technologies to ensure the most sophisticated and effective network
    capacity in Australia. Huawei is a leader in providing next generation
    telecommunications networks, serving 31 of the world's top 50 telco operators, with
    over one billion end users worldwide. PIPE owns and operates Australia's largest
    Internet exchange, and an Australia-wide network of
    fibre-optic cable serving over 180 telephone exchanges.
    “Customers can look forward to much faster broadband speeds early in 2008, when
    the first exchanges are connected to the BroadbandNext network,” Major Projects
    Manager Luke MacKinnon said today.
    “After dialogue between EFTel and telcos of varying sizes throughout Europe, Asia
    and the Americas, it is clear to us that VDSL2 is also the technology which will be
    best suited to a Fibre to the Node (FTTN) environment in the future. If and when
    FTTN occurs, the network infrastructure will be redeployable,” he said.
    EFTel Ltd will be retailing VDSL2 and its other new services through its flagship
    EFTel retail brand as well as its aaNet brand. Its wholesale division, DFT Wholesale
    Internet, will be offering access to its numerous ISP customers. EFTel currently
    serves around 25% of Australia’s Internet Service Providers with IP bandwidth, colocation,
    and wholesale ADSL solutions. EFTel Corporate will be offering an exciting
    new suite of high powered business solutions that the technology offers.
    VDSL2 is expected to be certified for use on the public switched telephone network in
    the first quarter of 2008.
    More information on BroadbandNext is available at www.broadbandnext.com
    For pre-registrations and more information about EFTel VDSL2 visit
    www.vdsl2.com.au
    Enquiries:
    Simon Ehrenfeld
    Chief Executive Officer
    08 9420 9999
    Luke MacKinnon
    Major Projects Manager
    02 8231 6701
    About EFTel
    EFTel Ltd (ASX Code:EFT) is one of Australia’s largest Internet Service Providers,
    with 140,000 active accounts and offices in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart,
    Brisbane and Kuala Lumpur. Its online brand, aaNet is one of Australia’s most
    popular DSL providers among industry opinion leaders and has received a 5 star
    customer satisfaction rating in PC Authority Magazine. EFTel’s wholesale division,
    DFT Wholesale, also services a quarter of Australia’s other ISPs. Its business
    division, EFTel Corporate is a preferred supplier to the Victorian Government.

 
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