Photo: Gregor RichardsonCreating an ultra-fast broadband infrastructure for Dunedin will be as important for the city as building an electricity network was 150 years ago, Digital Community Trust chairman John Gallaher says. As a result of a high-profile campaign, Dunedin won Gigatown, a 2014 competition in which cities and towns competed to win a roll-out of ultra-fast broadband for their communities. Victory earned Dunedin several prizes, including three years of ultra-fast broadband at normal price rates and $700,000 for funding businesses and community projects. The construction of an ultra-fast broadband network for the city was nearing completion, and almost all GigCity's contestable funding had been awarded to businesses and community groups. The Digital Community Trust still hoped to attract a digital conference to Dunedin.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 19, 2017 17:03 UTC