ATM technology is being trialled in New Zealand by Telecom New Zealand, the Tuia Society and Telecom's systems integration company, Netway, in a three year programme (1996-1998) called OPERA (Organised Programme of Experimentation and Research into ATM).

This site provides you with:

• what's new: ATMWorks '97 - The second New Zealand ATM and Broadband Workshop, The University of Waikato, 18-19 February 1997
  
  
• basic information about ATM and information About the Opera trial - its objectives, the participants and the triallists
  
  
• the location of the trial sites and the structure of the network on a map of New Zealand
  
  
• the latest media releases on the OPERA trial and related topics
  
  
• recent speeches on ATM by New Zealand experts
  
  
• a selection of articles on ATM technology in general and the OPERA trial in particular
  
  
• an application form for Tuia Society members and equipment suppliers interested in joining the OPERA trial to complete
  
  
• links to other hot ATM sites on the web
  
  

• Telecom New Zealand Limited is New Zealand's leading supplier of telecommunications solutions
  
  
• The Tuia Society is an association of New Zealand universities and research institutions
  
  
• Netway is a systems integration company and a subsidiary of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand