2014/15 Industry Network Embargo

Summary

This 2014 operational notice explains the annual industry-wide embargo on new copper, fibre, NBN and wholesale broadband provisioning over the December-January holiday period, running from 15 December 2014 to 12 January 2015 that year. It is aimed at blueAPACHE customers with network projects planned for the end of the year who need to know what will and will not be provisioned during the freeze. The post explains which service types are affected, gives an order cut-off date of 14 November 2014 to avoid delays, and confirms that support, new managed services, cloud and telephony projects are not affected by the embargo. Published in 2014. Figures, product names and event details reflect that time; for current information see the linked service pages.

Key facts

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With the end of the year rapidly approaching, details of the annual embargo on new network services from the telecommunications carriage providers are now available. The industry embargo is a period when no new network projects that include the laying of copper, fibre, NBN or wholesale broadband cabling or connectivity will be provisioned. This year, the embargo will commence**** Monday 15 December 2014 and continue through to Monday 12 January 2015.

What the embargo means

The embargo impacts the provisioning of new copper, fibre, NBN and broadband services. Fixed wireless services are not impacted. During the embargo period:

• Orders for standard copper, fibre, NBN and wholesale broadband services will be accepted and processed as usual, however services will not be provisioned during the embargo period and may be impacted by extended delivery times before and after the embargo.
• Provisioning activities associated with non-standard services and any network re-configuration activities, will not be undertaken.

How to mitigate the impact fo the embargo

If you have new network projects planned for the festive season, you can mitigate the impact of the embargo by placing orders before the following cut-off dates: Network Service:Finalised orders to be received before: Copper or Fibre Services14th November 2014NBN and Wholesale Broadband Services14th November 2014

What blueAPACHE are doing

Support for all services throughout this period will continue. You will be able to contact our Service Desk and the Network Operations Centre for support as normal. New Managed Services, Hybrid and Private Cloud, Iaas, PaaS, Saas, DRaaS, Telephony and Collaboration, Software and Solution, or Consulting and Procurement services remain unaffected by the embargo. Internet and Private Network projects that utilise new copper, fibre, NBN or wholesale broadband are unfortunately restricted by the industry embargo. New SIP and VPN projects on existing networks are not affected. New fixed wireless Internet and Private Network projects are also not impacted.

What happens after the embargo?

All activities will re-commence after the industry embargo period. We do expect to see some delays as the carriage providers catch up on the back log of works. To discuss how the embargo will impact you, contact your blueAPACHE Account Manager.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the industry network embargo?It is an annual period, set by telecommunications carriage providers rather than by blueAPACHE, during which no new copper, fibre, NBN or wholesale broadband cabling or connectivity projects are provisioned.

What dates applied to the 2014/15 embargo?The post states the embargo ran from Monday 15 December 2014 through to Monday 12 January 2015.

Which services were unaffected by this embargo?The post lists new Managed Services, Hybrid and Private Cloud, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, DRaaS, Telephony and Collaboration, Software and Solution, and Consulting and Procurement services as unaffected, along with fixed wireless internet and private network projects.

Did the embargo affect existing support?No. The post confirms support for all services continued as normal throughout the embargo period, with the Service Desk and Network Operations Centre still available.

Is this specific embargo still in effect?No, this notice applied only to the 2014/15 holiday period. blueAPACHE issues a similar embargo notice each year; for current network provisioning timing, contact blueAPACHE directly via the Connectivity or Cloud pages linked below.

Source

• origin post (2014)

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