From the ground to the cloud, we provide integrated digital solutions for government, corporate customers and telecommunications carriers.

Nextgen Group is a leading provider of network connectivity, data centre facilities and cloud services for Australian businesses, government agencies and telecommunications service providers. We deliver innovative and customised solutions to our customers, keeping them at the forefront of technological change.

We own one of the country’s largest data networks and continue to build upon our infrastructure and service capabilities. This means we are able todeliver new levels of scale, flexibility and reliability.

Nextgen Group is not afraid to challenge conven-tional approaches. Our team of experts listen to our customers to truly understand their objectives and develop innovative solutions to achieve them. We are driven by a desire to create success for our custom-ers and provide opportunities for the communities in which we operate.

What We Do

Our vision is to be our customer’s trusted partner, enabling them to excel in a connected world.

Nextgen Group is a business built upon the idea of going further. Technically we go further, geographi-cally we go further, and in terms of our commitment, we’re constantly prepared to go further than our competitors to deliver results for our customers and the community.

This is why our mission is to excel at transporting, housing and securing the data that is critical to Australian industry and government.

We achieve this through our ongoing investment in infrastructure and service capacity and by fostering long-term partnerships with our people and customers.

Corporate credentials

Originally established as Nextgen Networks in 2001, Nextgen Group has played a vital role in the evolution of Australia’s telecommunications services markets. In particular we have delivered game changing solu-tions to federal and state government organisations, the media sector and the mining industry.

We are 70% owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), which has $US130 billion in net assets and is one of the world’s leading investors. Theremaining 30% is held by Leighton Holdings, a major Australian construction and engineering company.

These owners provide Nextgen Group with the financial strength and stability to continue to invest and service Australia’s leading corporate andgovernment organisations.

Since 2001, our rapid growth has been underpinned by a foundation of product innovation, service reliability and customer loyalty.

Our Vision

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We own and operate national information and communications technology (ICT) assets, including our National Network, Data Centres and Cloud Infrastructure. Our data network is one of the largest in Australia.

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For medium, large or government organisations, Nextgen Group offers total infrastructure solutions – from the ground to the cloud – that deliver meaningful business outcomes.

We operate one of Australia’s largest and most sophisticated networks. It connects to Australia’s mainland capital cities and to regional and remoteareas, connecting communities across the country, including Alice Springs, Cairns, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, Mackay, and Tennant Creek. As part of this we also established Australia’s first national Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) network.

• Long-haul, wide reaching network of over 17,000 kilometres of fibre-optic cable

National Network

• A fully redundant network with multiple 10 Gigabits per second wavelengths of capacity

• Australia’s first Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) network

• In operation for over a decade and supported 24x7 by our Service Management Centre

• Currently upgrading the inter-capital network to 100Gbps capability. The first phase of this, a 17.2 Terabit per second ring between Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra was completed in July 2013

• Offers Ethernet-wide area networking on both a wholesale and retail basis

Data Centres

Planned Data Centres

Cloud hosting platforms

Nextgen Group Routes (including RBBP)

Third Party Capacity Lease

North West Cable System in development

In May 2014, Nextgen Group announced a project called the North West Cable System (NWCS). The NWCS will be Australia’s first purpose built subsea fibre optic network for the oil and gas industry. The subsea cable system will be built, owned operated by Nextgen Group and will form part of Nextgen’s national fibre network.

The cable system seamlessly connects offshore Oil and Gas facilities in the Browse, Bonaparte and Carnarvon Basins to on shore locations including data centres and business headquarters. This is achieved through:

• 2,000km fibre between landing stations Port Hedland and Darwin

• Branching cables and riser cables to the Oil and Gas platforms

• Terrestrial optical fibre connectivity

The project is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2016.

The Benefits

Australia is a major exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the third largest exporter in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2011 alone, Australia exported 18.9 million tonnes of LNG which was valued at approximately $11.1 billion (innovation.gov.au).

Many resource companies operate in this space and often in remote off-shore locations. The requirements for connectivity are driven by the operational improve-ments that are now available through the digitisation of every aspect of the platform operations.

The North-West Cable System offers an alternative solution to satellite connectivity with greater speeds and superior reliability, which is especially evident in adverse weather conditions.

Additionally the cable system connects the Pilbara region which has 44,000 employees and an export in excess or $47b AUD annually (www.economicprofile.com.au/pilbara), making it key for economic growth in Australia.

Oil and Gas

The NWCS is integrated with the Nextgen Group terrestrial network to provide dedicated transmission services to off-shore oil and gas platforms. Services are available in speeds up to 40Gbps wavelengths and customers connected to the NWCS will have access to the full suite of service offerings including National VPN, Point-to-Point Ethernet, Point-to-Point SDH, Data centre Services and Nextgen Cloud Services. The services can be provided back to Perth, Darwin or to the capital cities along the Eastern seaboard.

Applications of the cable include:

• Remote Operations and Monitoring• Emergency Management• Live Remote Feed• Analysis of Telemetry information• On platform worker entertainment

North-West Cable System

Nextgen Group’s capabilities are supported by our data centres, which operate under the Metronode brand, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nextgen Group.

We own and manage a total of nine data centres, giving us a distinct market advantage. This includesvendor neutral, wholesale and co-location space at five first-generation and four second-generation facilities across Australia.

The second-generation data centres are designed to deliver a world-leading power usage effectiveness(PUE* ) rating of just 1.13. This is part of Nextgen Group’s commitment to creating a better future by using energy more efficiently.

• We build, lease and operate vendor neutral, high density data centres

• Five generation one facilities delivering 100% uptime since 2002

• Uptime Institute Tier III Accreditation for eco friendly data centres in Melbourne, Unanderra (NSW), Silverwater (NSW) and Shenton Park (WA)

• Exclusive distribution rights in Australia and New Zealand for BladeRoom™ technology

• Over 15,000m2 of lettable floor-space throughout Australia with plans for further expansion

* PUE is an industry metric used to calculate the total amount of power used by a computer data centre facility to the power delivered to computing equipment.

Data Centres

Nextgen Group provide secure, resilient and high performance cloud infrastructure with24/7 restoration services and support.

Nextgen Group’s third core asset is our cloud computing capability. With nodes in Sydney andMelbourne, our holistic solutions across the entire IT environment deliver dependable outcomebased services. Leveraging industry-leading cloud computing, enterprise storage, perimeter securityand data protection technologies, we are well posi-tioned to run and deliver applications and servicesfrom the cloud. This means our customers can focus more on their core business operations and less on their IT infrastructure. Our unique networking footprint and our cloud platform enables hybrid IT services, backup with offsite replication and disaster recovery.

• Enterprise and telecommunications grade infrastructure and systems management tools

• ISO27001 Information Security Certification – meet critical compliance and certification requirements with our secure foundation

• Differentiated tiers of service to align with business needs

• Agility and elasticity with security, control and consistency

• Customers retain full control over their data retained in Australian facilities

Cloud Infrastructure

We Value ReliabilityWe have a history and reputation of provenperformance, and possess the infrastructure and capability to deliver for our customers.

We Value ExpertiseWe have deep industry and sector experience, as well as the skills and resources to solve problems in clever ways.

We Value AccountabilityWe work with customers to create solutions that deliver meaningful results. We communicate openly and deliver on our promises.

We Value AgilityWe understand our customers’ challenges, objectives and opportunities. We discover and develop solutions that create value.

We Value Our CustomersWe are dedicated to our customers’ success and seek to build strong, enduring relationships through a true understanding of their objectives.

Our people apply our company values to all day-to-day dealings with each other and our customers. Our core beliefs are intrinsic to our corporate culture, driving our business and, ultimately, the delivery of services for our customers.

Our people have expert industry and sector experience and we work together to deliverunparalleled technical excellence and quality of service.

Nextgen Group’s most valuable asset is the team of experts that work to build long-term partnerships withour customers and deliver superior service. We help our people reach their potential by fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.

Our people are proud of our history of delivering results for our customers and our community. This is reflected in our 24x7 Service Management Centre, through which Nextgen Group’s entire operation is continually monitored and managed, by a team of dedicated technology specialists.

Our People Our Values

Nextgen GroupPhone 1300 653 351info@nextgengroup.com.auwww.nextgengroup.com.au

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