The fibre network built under the Ultra Fast Broadband programmes (UFB) is completely new infrastructure, so work needs to be done on your street and property before you can connect.
Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) is one of the biggest infrastructure projects ever undertaken in New Zealand, and the expansion to over 340 towns is a significant nationwide undertaking, from Kaitaia in the far north, to Bluff in the far south.
The entire UFB programme will be complete by 2022, with many towns starting and completing before that time.
More than 1.19 million businesses, schools, health centres and homes can connect to the UFB network.
Under the UFB programme, we will see smaller New Zealand towns receive world-class connectivity, with up to 1 gigabit broadband speeds, on par with the major cities in New Zealand and ahead of most cities globally.
What have we done so far?
The first stage of the Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) programme – UFB1 – was completed a month early and within budget in November 2019. This stage made high quality broadband available to 79 per cent of New Zealanders.
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Around 190 new towns will receive access to fibre under the extension to the UFB programme, and the completion of the rollout will also be brought forward by two years, completing the entire network by the end of 2022.
In total, 412 towns and cities and 87 per cent of New Zealanders will have access to fibre-to-the-premises.
This will provide a boost for the regions which will lead to improved health and education outcomes, new and improved business opportunities, and greater connectivity with main centres as well as internationally.
Crown Infrastructure Partners and its deployment partners agreed deployment targets and then partners determined build scheduling. The timing and order of the rollout is based on the availability of contractors, meeting the agreed deployment targets as well as the need to build new network contiguously wherever possible.
Who builds the UFB Network
Crown Infrastructure Partners works with four companies to deploy UFB across New Zealand.
Chorus
Chorus is the largest partner of CIP’s four Co-Investment Partners and is contracted to deliver fibre to about 1.3 million homes, businesses, schools and medical centres right across New Zealand by 2022.
Rolling out UFB to more than 350 communities right across the country.
UFB Partner: Chorus
Chorus is New Zealand’s largest telecommunications infrastructure company.
Chorus is the largest partner of CIP’s four Co-Investment Partners and is contracted to deliver fibre to about 1.3 million homes, businesses, schools and medical centres right across New Zealand by 2022. Chorus is an organisation built on a passion for keeping people connected, and an ambition to create the best-connected country in the world.
Chorus is not a Local Fibre Company; instead CIP invests directly in Chorus as the UFB network is deployed, in the form of non-voting equity and debt securities.
CIP and Chorus have formed an Executive Group to oversee Chorus’s part of this initiative. The Executive Group, like the LFCs, has equal representation from both CIP and Chorus.
Co-Investment Partner website: www.chorus.co.nz
Executive Group members: Mr JB Rousselot, Mr Andrew Carroll (Chorus appointees), Mr Graham Mitchell, Mr Sean Wynne (CIP appointees).
General Terms (10 December 2012)
UFB Price Caps (1 July 2021)
Service Description – Bitstream 2
Service Description – Bitstream 3
Service Description – Bitstream 3A
Service Description – Bitstream 4
Service Description – Baseband
Service Description – Multicast
Service Description – ATA Voice
Service Description – UFB Handover
Service Description – Direct Fibre Access Service
Service Description – Colocation
Service Level Terms – Colocation
Service Level Terms – Direct Fibre Access Services
Operations Manual – Bitstream
Operations Manual – Direct Fibre Access Services
Operations Manual – Colocation
Agreements with UFB Partners
Chorus Limited_ Deed of Open Access Undertakings for Fibre Services (amended 2014)
Interim_Period_Agreement
IPA_Amendment_8_September
IPA_amendment_18_August
IPA_Amendment_23_August
NIPA Amendment Letters
Network Infrastructure Project Agreement (NIPA) 24 May 2011
Network Infrastructure Project Agreement (NIPA) 26 Jan 2017
Partner Fact Sheets
Enable
The Enable Group (Enable) is made up of Enable Services Limited and local fibre company Enable Networks Limited.
Services Christchurch, Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Woodend, Lincoln, Prebbleton and Rolleston.
UFB Partner: Enable
The Enable Group (Enable) is made up of Enable Services Limited and local fibre company Enable Networks Limited.
Enable Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Christchurch City Holdings Limited (CCHL), the investment arm of the Christchurch City Council. It was launched in 2007 to establish a commercial fibre network in Christchurch.
In May 2011, Enable Services entered in a partnership with CIP to build and operate the UFB network for Christchurch and surrounding centres. This partnership established Enable Networks as a joint venture between CIP and Enable Services.
In June 2016, due to the success of the greater Christchurch UFB project, Enable Services took full ownership of Enable Networks. CIP’s investment in the project transferring from equity in Enable Networks to an interest free loan to CCHL.
LFC website: www.enable.net.nz
- Co-Investment Partner website: www.cchl.co.nz
- Enable Group Chair: Brett Gamble
- Enable Group Directors: Mark Bowman, Bill Luff, Charlotte Walshe, Craig Elliott and Kathy Meads.
General Terms (13 November 13)
UFB Price Caps (1 July 2021)
Service Description – Bitstream 2
Service Description – Bitstream 3
Service Description – Bitstream 3A
Service Description – Bitstream 4
Service Description – Baseband
Service Description – Multicast Service
Service Description – UFB Handover
Service Description – Direct Fibre
Service Description – Colocation
Service Level Terms – Bitstream
Service Level Terms – Direct Fibre
Service Level Terms – Colocation
Operations Manual – Bitstream
Operations Manual – Direct Fibre
Operations Manual – Colocation
Agreements with UFB Partners
Partner Fact Sheets
Northpower
Established in 1920, Northpower has expanded from a Northland-owned and operated electricity distribution network to become one of the largest multi-utility contractors in New Zealand, with a reputation for excellence and innovation.
Services Kaipara and Whangarei
UFB Partner: Northpower
Established in 1920, Northpower has expanded from a Northland-owned and operated electricity distribution network to become one of the largest multi-utility contractors in New Zealand, with a reputation for excellence and innovation.
The company has two distinct divisions: Northpower Network, providing electricity and fibre infrastructure to Whangarei and Kaipara, and Northpower Contracting, operating throughout the North Island.
Northpower and CIP are Co-Investment Partners in the Local Fibre Company, Northpower Fibre.
Co-Investment Partner website: www.northpower.co.nz
- LFC website: www.northpowerfibre.co.nz
- LFC chair: Ms Jo Brosnahan
- LFC Directors: Mr Andrew McLeod, Ms Josie Boyd, (Northpower appointees)
General Terms (13 November 2013)
UFB Price Caps (1 July 2021)
Service Description – Bitstream 2
Service Description – Bitstream 2a
Service Description – Bitstream 3
Service Description – Bitstream 3A
Service Description – Bitstream 4
Service Description – Baseband
Service Description – Multicast
Service Description – ATA Voice
Service Description – UFB Handover
Service Description – Direct Fibre Access Service
Service Description – Colocation
Service Description for Fibre Interconnection Service (3 April 2012)
Service Level Terms – Bitstream
Service Level Terms – Direct Fibre Access Service
Service Level Terms Fibre Interconnection Service (3 April 2012)
Operations Manual – Bitstream
Operations Manual – Direct Fibre
Operations Manual – Colocation
Agreements with UFB Partners
Northpower – Network Infrastructure Assets Transfer Agreement (redacted)
Northpower – Network Infrastructure Project Agreement and schedules (redacted)
Northpower – Shareholders Agreement (redacted)
Whangarei Local Fibre Company Limited Deed of Open Access Undertakings for Fibre Services
WLFC Service Description for Fibre Interconnection Service 3 April 2012 (final)
WLFC Service Level Terms Fibre Interconnection Service 3 April
WLFC – Price List 14 May 2012
Partner Fact Sheets
Tuatahi First Fibre
Tuatahi First Fibre was established as New Zealand’s first local fibre company (LFC) in 2011.
Services the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and Whanganui.
UFB Partner: Tuatahi First Fibre
Tuatahi First Fibre (previously Ultrafast Fibre Limited) was established as New Zealand’s first local fibre company (LFC) in 2011 to deliver the Government’s ultrafast broadband (UFB) initiative. Owned by First Sentier Investors, Tuatahi First Fibre provides wholesale fibre access services to more than fifty internet service providers, who in turn provide ultra-fast internet services to consumers.
Tuatahi First Fibre completed the first phase of the UFB rollout programme (UFB1) in 2015, and completed the second phase, UFB2 and UFB2+, to 27 new towns at the end of 2019, two years ahead of schedule.
- Website: www.tuatahifibre.co.nz
- Chair: Mark Ratcliffe
- Directors: Jachung Chong, Paul Connell, Philippa Dunphy, Gavin Kerr, Mark Ratcliffe, Nagaja Sanatakumar, Carolyn Steele
General Terms (13 November 13)
UFB Price Caps (1 July 2021)
Service Description – Bitstream 2
Service Description – Bitstream 3
Service Description – Bitstream 3A
Service Description – Bitstream 4
Service Description – Baseband
Service Description – Multicast Service
Service Description – UFB Handover
Service Description – Direct Fibre Access Service
Service Description – Colocation
Service Level Terms – Bitstream
Service Level Terms – Direct Fibre Access Services
Service Level Terms – Colocation
Operations Manual – Bitstream
Operations Manual – Direct Fibre Access Services
Operations Manual – Colocation Service