Published on the 26/04/2012 | Written by Newsdesk
A new ISP designed to exploit the NBN rollout says it has secured funding and plans to launch a low-cost, high bandwidth service before the end of the year…
The company, Australian Broadband Services (Ausbbs), says that it will be the first “National Broadband Network (NBN) generation ISP” in the country, and will provide a low-cost, high bandwidth service as part of “ambitious plans to incorporate cloud solutions for many of the functions usually managed in house by established ISPs”.
Services planned include fixed-line and wireless broadband, Voice over IP (VoIP), mobile plans, data storage and cloud services, IPTV and other entertainment services, and home security solutions.
“We will be the first ISP to fully leverage the speed and capacity offered by the NBN, harnessing it to develop a very low cost business model, allowing us to offer cheaper and simpler internet access to all Australians,” said AusBBS founder and CEO Rob Appel.
“We will outsource the majority of our needs to specialists all over the country to ensure a top class service at a competitive price”.
“The NBN will create a highly competitive environment in which new entrant ISPs can compete for the first time in many years. AusBBS will be among a new generation of ISPs structured to take advantage of non discriminatory wholesale pricing and passing on genuine benefits to customers.”
“By leveraging the power of the cloud to outsource most of our needs we can securely make available the applications and information our suppliers need, wherever they happen to be. Our overheads will be significantly reduced using this model, allowing us to offer competitively priced access plans to all Australians, wherever the NBN reaches,” concluded Appel.
Ausbbs says it will initially concentrate on NSW, where it is based.
The NBN is expected to cover over 3 million premises throughout Australia by 2015.
