EscapeNet wins $7.6m GigCity Adelaide contract
The South Australian government has appointed local company EscapeNet to deliver the $7.6 million GigCity Adelaide network.
EscapeNet won the contract after an extensive tender and evaluation process that began in December last year.
The company will deliver gigabit-speed internet services via the South Australian Broadband Research and Education Network (SABRENet) fibre-optic network to key innovation precincts and co-working spaces across Adelaide’s metropolitan area, including Tonsley Innovation Precinct, TechInSA, Stretton Centre and St Paul’s Creative Centre.
Businesses that are tenants of those precincts will have access to gigabit-speed internet service plans ranging from $49.90 to $179.90 per month, providing access to affordable and less restrictive plans than is currently available in the marketplace.
“This is an important milestone as we work towards connecting innovation precincts and co-working spaces to ultrafast internet that is 100 times faster than the national average,” said Science and Information Economy Minister Kyam Maher.
“The state Budget last week provided $2.9 million for GigCity’s expansion into additional precincts, including regional South Australia, as well as the development of a digital roadmap for the state.”
“It’s really exciting for us that EscapeNet was chosen to deliver the GigCity Adelaide network and provide a service that is far in excess of what is commonly available in the marketplace,” added EscapeNet Managing Director Stavros Patiniotis.
“With assistance from the state government and SABRENet, our company has created what I think are flexible and affordable plans tailored to suit a variety of businesses — from small through to multinational.”
Patiniotis said EscapeNet will back GigCity services with local support, add-on services and integration with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
A custom-built portal will be launched to enable businesses to establish and manage their connections in real time.
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