Using too many telecoms companies to build the NBN is silly says Budde

Without the support of a telecoms incumbent like Telstra the government will not be able to build its National Broadband Network even with the aid of a multitude of smaller fibre operators says a leading Analyst.

The building of the new Fibre-to-the-home broadband network by the Federal Government will not be possible unless it involves the current telecommunications operator said Paul Budde, a leading analyst.

The Government should be contacting decision makers outside of the telecoms business and should also be aiming higher in terms of what it expects to achieve said Budde whilst talking at an ICT Telecommunications Summit in Auckland.

Without access to telecoms the Government will not be able to build the fibre network said Budde, who is a big believer of using Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH). He also added “25 fibre companies is silly” in relation to the plans by the Government to create a number of regional companies that will help to deploy the fibre optic broadband.

Budde’s highly fractious relationship with the incumbent Testra has often been talked about during the many New Zealand telecommunications forums, although since the appointment of David Thodey as CEO of Telstra recently it is believed that he will help to take the operator in a new direction and Budde has confirmed that he is in regular contact with Mr Thodey.

The deployment of super-fast broadband services using a trans-sector approach is something that Budde is a big believer in. So that the government can build a valid national business case for the deployment of high speed broadband it should be looking at other sectors said Budde.

He added “We cannot solve the problems of healthcare, environment but without ICT these problems cannot be solved. If we as an industry are not going to talk. We have to lift our organistion to a higher level. We have to assist the government and the decision makers to make that step.” “If we don’t have the vision, if we are just think broadband and internet access then it won’t happen.”

Source – www.telecommunicationsreview.co.nz