Sub-loop Backhaul
Sub-loop Backhaul makes the final connection between service providers and their customers.
Sub-loop Backhaul links these Internet and phone service providers (Access Seekers) directly to the Chorus distribution cabinet that house their equipment and connect to the local sub-loop.
What can it do?
Access Seekers can develop nationwide services controlled from their main operational sites without having to install separate links to each Chorus distribution cabinet. In effect, it means new services can be offered to their consumer and business end-user customers all over New Zealand quickly and cost-effectively.
By making unbundling accessible to many more phone and Internet service providers (Access Seekers), UCLL Backhaul will help to increase consumer choice and competition in the marketplace.
What else happens?
Sub-loop Backhaul can only be provided in conjunction with Sub-loop Co-location.
The diagram provides a simple overview of services. Sub-loop MPF is the copper loop from the distribution cabinet to the end users premises, while Sub-loop Co-location allows an Access Seeker to house their equipment in the distribution cabinet and the Sub-loop backhaul provides connectivity between the distribution cabinet and the parent exchange. These are all regulated services whereas the Sub-loop Extension Service is a commercial service providing a copper connection between the exchange and a distribution cabinet.
You can find detailed technical information about UCLL in our UCLL Product Brochure.
UCLL Product Brochure July 09 (304kB)
