SINGAPORE -- Today, Nucleus Connect Pte. Ltd. (Nucleus Connect), Singapore’s Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN) Operating Company (OpCo) officially announced that it has commenced commercial operations. As the official Next Gen NBN Operating Company, Nucleus Connect plays a pivotal role in spurring the development of a competitive and vibrant broadband market for Singapore by providing Retail Service Providers (RSPs) with open access and superior wholesale connectivity services on the Next Gen NBN. Nucleus Connect was appointed by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA Singapore) on 3 April 2009 to design, build and operate the active infrastructure of this super highway. Its advanced and best of breed Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) and Optical Ethernet (OE) technologies will enable RSPs to develop innovative services at competitive prices for all businesses and homes in Singapore.

Mr David Storrie, Chief Executive Officer of Nucleus Connect said, “Nucleus Connect will continue to play a key role in the development of Singapore’s Next Gen NBN eco-system through our world-class active infrastructure, reliable service delivery and open access approach to the RSPs. We are confident that businesses and consumers can enjoy rich and innovative content, applications and services from a variety of RSPs in the near future.”

Nucleus Connect also unveiled the RSPs who have come onboard its network. For a start, 5 RSPs - LGA, M1, Singtel, StarHub and SuperInternet have signed up to the master interconnection offering with Nucleus Connect. Nucleus Connect has been working with a number of them to set up connectivity to Nucleus Connect’s network and complete the required interoperability testing (IOT) so that they are prepared to provide services over the Next Gen NBN to their business and residential customers upon launch. The IOT service allows RSPs to test and validate their services over a simulated Next Gen NBN environment as it verifies all network and connectivity tests to ensure proper interconnection between the RSPs’ and Nucleus Connect’s network. The interoperability tests performed will give the confidence that RSPs are able to provide the desired broadband experience to their end-users before they go live.

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