Telco2 Limited
Telco2 is a New Zealand company providing market, regulatory and infrastructure advice with a focus on radiocommunications. Its customers include network operators, government bodies, commercial and non-governmental organisations across the Asia Pacific region. Services available on-site in APEC and Pacific Island economies fall under several broad categories:
Audit
Telco2 carries out technical and process audits for commercial, education, and government network operators. Audit projects have included remote and in-person work, and have involved everything from penetration testing to physical inspection of wireless systems on buildings and towers.
Design
Full-stack design services are available for network operators, with focus areas in 4G/LTE, Fixed Wireless Access, GPON and WDM, IoT/LoRaWAN, and Harbour Management Systems. Competencies include power systems, shelters and structures, optical and radio systems, network layer, IP layer, and management systems design and implementation.
Certification
Telco2's principal consultant is an approved radio engineer (ARE159), and provides radio spectrum coordination & license certification services for 50+ telecommunications operators and public utilities in New Zealand.
Policy
Telco2 has provided policy inputs direct to government processes and on contract to lobby groups in the areas of radio spectrum management and fixed line telecommunications regulation, with a special focus on New Zealand and Philippine markets.
Research
Emerging telecommunications markets are an area of exepertise for Telco2. Recent papers include:
- Last Mile Connectivity: Addressing the Affordability Frontier (2022)
- Towards meaningful connectivity: Insights from Asia-Pacific Case Studies (2021)
- From Analog to Digital: Philippine Policy and Emerging Internet Technologies (2018)
Training
For customers including APNIC, the International Telecommunications Union, and the University of Oregon, Telco2 has provided workshops in more than twenty five countries on network operations and radio technologies.
Public Speaking
Telco2's principal consultant has been an invited speaker at conferences throughout the world on topics including TVWS communications, Submarine cables, the IoT, and Satellite communications.
Hiring Telco2
New engagements are via referral only. If you're interested in our services, please seek an introduction via one of our existing or former customers.