Telecom New Zealand’s wholesale business has signed an agreement to supply Telcoinabox with fixed wire services.

This is the Australian-owned telecommunications wholesaler and reseller’s first foray into the NZ market.

It plans to replicate its full-service Australian wholesale-to-resale business model to business customers, including individuals, ISPs, utilities and other large organisations in New Zealand.

The two companies are currently in discussions regarding other services that could be made available through the reseller.

Damian Kay, managing director at Telcoinabox, said, its fixed-wire package includes PSTN, ISDN, and 0800 inbound.

“We have spent the last 12 months expanding and upgrading our internal infrastructure and companies like Telecom can see that we are a serious player,” he said.

“Large carriers want to be associated with resellers that offer a robust solution as it is a reflection of their brand.”

According to Kay the move into NZ follows a similar launch into the UK earlier this year. It will now consider a number of other countries.