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About NT II

NT II is an outsourced, integrated, data communications network for the Tasmanian Government.

NT II provides a range of proactively managed end-to-end wide area network services, including managed network services, connection services, Internet gateway and filtering services and Government directory services.

NT II provides opportunities for multiple suppliers. To date, agreements have been negotiated with:

• Aurora for the supply of:
  • Connection services and
  • Optional services (including co-location services)
• BTW Telecom for the supply of:
  • Connection services and
  • Optional services (including internet-only services)
• Telstra for the supply of
  • The core network and associated services
  • Connection services
  • The internet gateway
  • Messaging services
  • The government directory service and
  • Optional services (including web hosting)

Additional suppliers could also be selected over time.

Note that some Government agencies are required under the Treasurer's Instructions to purchase their data communications services from the Networking Tasmania common-use contracts

The NT II services are designed and delivered to meet each customer's business requirements, rather than to deploy particular technologies.

While customers purchase most services directly from the suppliers, TMD is responsible for:

• contract supervision and monitoring
• development of new services
• ordering of common services
• quality assurance
• benchmarking, and
• pricing reviews.

The cost of providing these contract management services is recovered by suppliers on TMD's behalf through the collection of a 5% contact management fee.

The common services, ordered by TMD on behalf of customers, are the core network, the internet gateway services, messaging services and the government directory service. Depending on the customer, costs for these are recovered either:

• by TMD in proportion to each customers use of NT II connection services (from any supplier) or
• directly by Telstra.

For more information on NT II contact TMD on (03) 6232 7620 or email ntgroup@dpac.tas.gov.au.

• NT II Common Services
  • Core Network
  • Internet Gateway
  • Messaging
  • Government directory
    
• NT II Consultancy

• NT II Customer-ordered Services
  • Connection Services
    • Network Connection Services
    • Network Extension Services
  • Core Related Services (inc. remote access and domain name management)
  • Optional Services
    • Internet only Services
    • Web and other Hosting services
    • Co-location services
      
  • NT II Service Management and Customer Care