Orcon Expands LLU Network

Orcon has unbundled exchanges in two new cities.

From today, households and businesses in Hamilton and Tauranga* can sign up for Orcon’s local loop unbundled (LLU) telephone and ADSL2+ broadband network.

The move means consumers in four New Zealand centres will now have access to Orcon’s LLU after highly successful launches of the service in Auckland in 2008, and Wellington in 2009.

Orcon head of sales and marketing Taryn Hamilton says the company’s drive into new markets has resumed in earnest.

“We have had a lot of enquiries from New Zealanders about when various exchanges will be unbundled. Naturally we’re delighted to be bringing our award-winning service to Tauranga and Hamilton.”

Orcon’s unbundled ADSL2+ service has the potential to deliver speeds of up to 24 megabits per second (Mbps) downstream and up to 1 Mbps upstream[1], roughly tripling the downstream bandwidth capacity of standard ADSL.

Orcon was the first provider to introduce new phone and internet plans following the Government’s decision in late 2006 to ‘unbundle’ the local loop, the copper wires that link homes to their neighbourhood exchanges.

The next-generation Orcon+ network features a range of plans that give both residential and business customers access to ‘world-class’ broadband as well as features such as unlimited calling throughout New Zealand.

The ultimate residential package includes an unlimited number of overseas calls to one of 16 countries of the subscriber’s choice.