Nextgen Networks

Lucent supplied the TrueWave RS G655 Fibre developed by Bell Labs to provide high bandwidth capacity and specially designed for long distance DWDM optical cables.

It was built to Australian conditions to prevent against not only rodents but wombats, Christmas tree roots and erosion from black soil.

[3] Visionstream commenced building of the Network on 15 June 2001 with the first soil being turned and commencement of laying the fibre 40 km west of Young, New South Wales at Milvale, after many months of project management planning which included sourcing of materials, negotiating access along the route that the cable and equipment will travel, environmental management and working with indigenous leaders to fully gps map sensitive areas to avoid damage.

The project was brought in ahead of schedule in May 2003, construction was handed over from Visionstream to Nextgen Networks in four main Stages occurring at the following dates.

Activities included route construction, urban works, cultural heritage walkouts and the construction of Primary Nodes in each capital city on the route (the Primary Nodes serve as the prime point of interconnection in the network by which customers will access their services).