13 Dec 2016

Ultra-fast broadband centre opens in Dunedin library

11:46 pm on 13 December 2016

An ultra-fast broadband centre has been launched in Dunedin's central library.

Digital Community Trust chairperson John Gallaher at the Dunedin Gig Hub.

Digital Community Trust chairperson John Gallaher at the Dunedin Gig Hub Photo: RNZ / Ian Telfer

The centre - which is called the Gig Hub - will act as a shop-front for Dunedin's Gig City project, which is trying to capitalise on being the first city in the Southern Hemisphere to get wide access to giga-bit internet speed.

The hub has a set of long white desks with at least seven types of computer devices with free public access, and a cube-shaped display room for showing videos of city internet-based projects.

Digital Community Trust chairperson John Gallaher said the hub was a free showcase for the Gig City project for residents and visitors, and would enhance the city's main library by connecting it to the world with ultra-fast digital information.