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OpenNet close to completing initial fibre rollout

Posted on 9 May 2012 | Comments Off on OpenNet close to completing initial fibre rollout

The consortium that’s installing Singapore’s super-fast fibre broadband network said it was close to completing its initial rollout.

OpenNet said on Tuesday that it had achieved 90 per cent coverage due to its aggressive rollout schedule.

The consortium added that it was scheduled to complete its obligations to roll out fibre to 95 per cent of all Singapore premises by July.

OpenNet was awarded the tender in September 2008 to build Singapore’s next-generation fibre network.

It began construction in early 2009, but experienced installation delays for non-residential customers and extended wait times for residential customers.

OpenNet said it treats all delays very seriously and has been working to increase its activation capacity to reduce waiting time.

From the originally contracted 2,050 activation slots per week, the capacity was raised to 2,400 slots in August 2011.

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OpenNet points to SingTel, ISPs for its unsatisfactory performance

Posted on 9 May 2012 | Comments Off on OpenNet points to SingTel, ISPs for its unsatisfactory performance

In its first press conference held since a series of disputes and problems started more than a year ago, the consortium tasked to install and activate high-speed fibre broadband in Singapore today pointed to its dispute with key sub-contractor SingTel to explain its unsatisfactory performance.

OpenNet, which has been hit by installation delays and long wait times for customers, also blamed a lack of market information from internet service providers.

This morning, chief executive Mr Khoo Chin Hean said that a dispute resolution process has been started with SingTel to seek some closure to disputes the two companies have been facing. He said that “some aspects of its performance” had been affected by the dispute.

In response to calls to engage more contractors to ease the crunch, Mr Khoo said OpenNet’s relationship with SingTel might be damaged in doing so, and the “intricately connected” system may not provide such an ideal backdrop for different contractors.

Responding also to a court case the company initiated against the Government, he declined to comment on what it is about, except that it is not regarding the problems it had been embroiled in – namely activation capacity and installation quotas.

Source – TODAY

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