Nextgen Announces Major Extensions to its National Network
Media Release: 23 April 2010

An additional 2,000km of Competitive Fibre Network Now on its way for Regional Australia. Nextgen Networks (‘Nextgen’) announced that it will complement its national network reach and the Australian Government’s Regional Backbone Blackspots Program (‘RBBP’) with the construction of an additional 2,000 kilometres of fibre optic cable.

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Nextgen wins $250 million NBN tender
Business Spectator, Staff Reporter, 4/12/2009

Leighton Holdings Ltd-owned carrier Nextgen Networks has won the tender for the federal government's $250 million Regional Backbone Blackspots Program, which will put in place key infrastructure for the National Broadband Network (NBN).

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Nextgen wins NBN $250m regional work
WA Business News, Staff Reporter, 4/12/2009

Leighton-owned carrier Nextgen Networks has today been
announced as the successful tenderer for the federal
government's $250 million regional blackspots program, part
of the roll-out of the national broadband network.

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Nextgen wins $250m NBN backhaul project
IT News, Ry Crozier, 4/12/2009

Conroy said he expected all six links to be completed "in 18 months". He
said construction would create 1,000 direct jobs.
Leighton Holdings chief Wal King said the construction efforts would inject
money into the regional economy.

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Nextgen wins $250m regional backbone deal
ZDNet Aust, Liam Tung, 4/12/2009

Leighton subsidiary Nextgen Networks has pipped Optus for the $250 million deal to roll-out 6000 kilometres of backbone links to regional Australia.

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Regional Black-spot Initiative
Whirlpool forum, Forum post, 4/12/2009

As part of the NBN program the government has allocated $250M towards funding backhaul to areas where there is no competitive service and therefore no sensible (non-monopoly) backhaul pricing ...

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Nextgen Networks to fill in broadband backhaul blackspots
IT Wire, Stuart Corner, 4/12/2009

Leighton Contractors' subsidiary Nextgen Networks has won the Federal
Government's tender to provide the optical fibre links for its $250m Regional Backbone Blackspots Programme, and has already signed Nextep as the first ISP to make user of the network.

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1000 jobs for regional NBN project
The Australian, Fran Foo, 4/12/2009

BROADBAND blackspots in five states and the Northern Territory will be equipped with 6000km of fast broadband links in a federal government-funded project that will create 1000 jobs.

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8 Tips for Better Networking in a Capital Constrained Environment
CIO, James Kershaw, 3/8/2009

Dr James Kershaw, Switched Data Products Manager, Nextgen Networks offers tips to help you improve network operations without re-inventing the wheel or depleting diminishing capital resources.

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Nextgen to wire sports stadiums with fibre network
IT News, Brett Winterford, 28/7/2009

Leighton-owned Nextgen Networks has signed a deal with Premier Media
Group, owner of FOX SPORTS, which will connect several key sports
facilities around the nation to Nextgen's fibre network.

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Nextgen extends fibre net to 15 sports venues for PMG (Fox Sports)
ITWire, Stuart Corner, 28/7/2009

Nextgen Networks has extended its nationwide fibre optic network to 15 major sporting venues to provide Premier Media Group (PMG, the owner of Fox Sports) with 1Gbps of capacity per venue to transmit video footage of major sporting events.

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Nextgen to facilitate HD sports broadcast
ARN, Spandas Lui, 28/7/2009

Premier Media Group has hired the telecommunications carrier to provide a high capacity link to major sporting venues.

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Nextgen to bid for Federal Government regional broadband tender
Media Release, 25/5/2009

Nextgen Networks, owner and operator of Australia's third-largest fibre optic network, today announced it plans to bid for the Federal Government's $250 million regional broadband tender -- the Regional Backbone Blackspots Initiative.

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Nextgen feels need for speed
WA Business News, Mark Pownall, 2/4/2009

AS speculation abounds on the future of a national broadband network, an elite number of businesses already have access to, and are using, extraordinarily high speeds. Nextgen Networks managing director Phil Sykes claims a growing need to send data, including video, was pushing more users to 1Gbps and even as much as 10Gbps in some cases.

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Nextgen's Fibre optic reach grows
Advertiser Business Journal, Meredith Booth, 30/3/2009

Australia's third largest fibre optic network, NextGen, has invested more than $4 million in South Australia since September to push its reach to Port Lincoln and Mt Gambier.

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Nextgen Networks buys Silk Telecom
IT Wire, Stuart Corner, 2/6/2008

Nextgen Networks has extended its Australia-wide long-haul fibre network in metro areas by acquiring Silk Telecom which operates extensive metro and regional fibre access networks in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.

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Confirmed: Nextgen acquires Silk Telecom
CommsDay, Luke Coleman, 3/6/2008

Nextgen Networks has announced that it is set to acquire Silk Telecom for an undisclosed sum. Exclusively revealed by CommsDay last Tuesday, Nextgen has now confirmed the deal, with managing director Phil Sykes saying the move will position the company for future growth.

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Silk, Nextgen confirm deal
MISAustralia.com (Financial Review online), Renai LeMay, 2/6/2008

Leighton Holdings subsidiary, Nextgen Networks has acquired Cheung Kong-owned fibre optic telco Silk Telecom.

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Nextgen Networks opts for a Silk route
CRN Australia, Lilia Guan, 2/6/2008

After six months of negotiations, Nextgen Networks has absorbed all of Silk Telecom's issued share capital and assets.

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Nextgen swallows Silk to make 'mini NBN'
ZDNet, Suzanne Tindal, 2/6/2008

Nextgen Networks has snapped up fibre-network operator Silk Telecom in a bid to increase its network reach and boost growth.

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Nextgen acquires Silk
ARNnet, Julia Talevski, 3/6/2008

Telecommunications carrier, Nextgen Networks, has acquired the assets and issued shared capital of data services provider, Silk Telecom, for an undisclosed sum.

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Nextgen swallows Silk
Computerworld, Michael Sainsbury, 3/6/2008

Leighton Holdings subsidiary telco Nextgen Networks has acquired Melbourne-based ISP Silk Telecom for an undisclosed amount.

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Nextgen's Silk Telecom buy connects all of Australia
CRN Australia, Lilia Guan, 3/6/2008

Nextgen’s acquisition of Silk Telecom not only serves both companies, but every Australian capital city – including Darwin – will now be connected.

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Telco weaves a Silken web across nation
Australian Financial Review, Renai LeMay, 3/6/2008

Nextgen Networks – Leighton Holdings’ telecommunications subsidiary – yesterday said it had acquired Cheung Kong-owned, metropolitan fibre-optic telco Silk Telecom, swelling its corporate and government customer ranks.

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Interview with Nextgen General Manager, Peter Harrison
'The Strategic Path To Converging Communications' Magazine,
4th issue Oct 2007

Nextgen's resurgence over the past couple of years has been a remarkable reinvention. What's behind the driving force behind your reinvention?
Strategic Path magazine interviews Nextgen General Manager, Peter Harrison.

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Introducing VPLS and Case Study
'The Strategic Path To Converging Communications' Magazine,
Paul Budde, 4th issue Oct 2007

VPLS is an unstoppable trend and offers key benefits to corporate users. Paul Budde, telecommunications analyst, explains the merits of VPLS which was first introduced into Australia by Nextgen Networks in early 2006. A case study is also provided.

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Senetas partners with Nextgen
Communications Day (www.commsday.net), Natalie Apostolou, 30/06/06

High speed network encryption supplier Senetas Corporation has partnered with data carrier Nextgen Networks, to offer a national Layer 2 Ethernet VPN, which features encrypted security.

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Nextgen moves into value-add with VPLS launch
Exchange (www.exchange.com.au), Stuart Corner, 17/03/06

Nextgen Networks has launched Australia’s first virtual local area network service (VPLS), Nextgen’s first value-added service offering since it emerged from receivership at the end of 2003.

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Nextgen re-energised as it launches virtual private lines
Communications Day (www.commsday.net), Natalie Apostolou, 09/03/06

Nextgen Networks has re-energised after two years of quietly re-establishing itself under parent Leighton Holdings and is poised to take on Telstra and Optus in the wholesale transmission and corporate sectors.

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Australia’s first Virtual Private LAN Service launched
ARN, Rob Irwin, 08/03/2006

Systems integrators will have a new network offering to take to their customers with Nextgen Networks unveiling what it claims to be is Australia’s first Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS).

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Nextgen launches Australia’s first Virtual Private LAN Service
Computerworld, Michael Crawford, 07/03/2006

Australia’s very first Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) is being launched tomorrow by Nextgen Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Contractors.

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