Expected to deliver $400 million in revenue over the next two-and-a-half years. Infrastructure provider Ventia has won a contract with NBN Co for the national broadband builder's ongoing fibre upgrade project. Under the N2P evolution contract, Ventia will provide design and build services to NBN Co and is expected to deliver $400 million in revenue over the next two and a half years, subject to work orders and volumes. Work under the contract is expected to start immediately. The program is part of NBN Co's ongoing fibre rollout, which will enable eligible premises connected via fibre-to-the-node technology to upgrade up to fibre-to-the-premises for works across Queensland, NSW and Victoria, according to group executive of telecommunications Tim Harwood. In February, NBN Co named the next locations to receive extensions, which included Maitland, NSW; Deer Park, Victoria; Albany Creek, Queensland; and Gepps Cross, South Australia. Ventia CEO Dean Banks said the contract was the latest instalment in the decade-long relationship between the infrastructure provider and NBN Co. "We will be using our knowledge of the NBN network - combined with our extensive experience managing other large-scale telecommunication network build and maintenance programs - to continue supporting the delivery of improved digital connectivity for our communities," he said. In fact, Harwood claimed that Ventia was a vital player in the establishment and perseveration of the network. "We were instrumental in the delivery of the initial NBN build program and the subsequent maintenance of the NBN network over the past decade, and we are looking forward to delivering this new program of work," Harwood added. Supplied Art (with Permission) Last year, Ventia was given the all-clear to buy fellow infrastructure services manager Broadspectrum by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) back in April, with the national competition watchdog claiming the two companies generally offered differentiated services with minimal overlap. "We looked at this proposed acquisition closely to ensure strong competition remains in the supply of infrastructure services to industries with a direct impact on consumer prices," ACCC Commissioner Stephen Ridgeway said at the time. "We contacted many customers of infrastructure services, and received consistent feedback that there is sufficient competition from alternative suppliers and that companies will continue to have a variety of options when contracting for infrastructure services." Related content news Leader hires Diego Torre for Breeze Connect Joins Leader after three years at Access4. By Sasha Karen 18 Apr 2024 2 mins Business Operations Careers Vendors and Providers news Telstra promotes Peggy Renders to enterprise head of industry and government Partially takes over from John Ieraci, who now leads Telstra Purple. By Sasha Karen 18 Apr 2024 2 mins Government Industry Careers news Aussie partners crowned at BeyondTrust 2024 APJ Partner Experience Awards Local recipients include Perfekt and CyberCX. By Sasha Karen 18 Apr 2024 2 mins Managed Service Providers Security Vendors and Providers news A/NZ IT contract value shrinks in A/NZ The rest of APAC, meanwhile, delivered a “resurgent performance” rising 25 per cent for the quarter to more than US$5 billion. By Sasha Karen 17 Apr 2024 4 mins Managed Service Providers Industry Business Operations SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe