Escalations

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AU: 1300 016 678
NZ: 0800 534 567

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Hours of operation and ways to get in touch. Outside of these hours calls will go to our after-hours call centre where your information is collected and an on call engineer will call you back.

Service Desk (Option 2)
NZ: 0800 534 567
AU: 1300 016 678

support@lightwirebusiness.com

portal.lightwirebusiness.com

New Zealand
Weekday staffed support hours: 8:00am – 7:00pm NZDT
Weekend staffed hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm NZDT
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Australia
Australian Eastern Standard TimeAustralian Central Standard TimeAustralian Western Standard Time
Weekday staffed support hours5:00am – 5:00pm AESTWeekday staffed support hours5:30am – 5:30pm ACSTWeekday staffed support hours4:00am – 5:00pm AWST
Weekend staffed hours:6:00am – 2:00pm AESTWeekend staffed hours:6:30am – 2:30pm ACSTWeekend staffed hours:5:00am – 12:00pm AWST
Australia
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Weekday staffed support hours5:00am – 5:00pm AEST
Weekend staffed hours:6:00am – 2:00pm AEST
 
Australian Central Standard Time
Weekday staffed support hours5:30am – 5:30pm ACST
Weekend staffed hours:6:30am – 2:30pm ACST
 
Australian Western Standard Time
Weekday staffed support hours4:00am – 5:00pm AWST
Weekend staffed hours:5:00am – 12:00pm AWST
Service Parameter 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday Target Response Time* Other Times
Fault Acknowledgement Immediate upon request being received by Lightwire Service Desk 30 mins
Fault Identification 30 mins 2 hours

* Excludes Public Holidays (reverts to After Hours Target Response Times)

High Priority Escalation

High priority issue = client unable to continue doing business.

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Call the Service Desk or write an email stating your issue to: support@lightwirebusiness.com. Please follow up on urgent issues with a phone call.

Service Desk

Service Desk target response time is within 30 minutes.

Head of Service Delivery

Your escalation point for high priority issues if there has been no response from the Service Desk team after 30 minutes.

Head of Networks

Your escalation point for high priority issues if there has been no response from the Head of Service Delivery after an hour.

Head of Business

Your escalation point high priority issues if there has been no response from the Head of Engineering after 2 hours.

Key Staff to Contact

High Priority Escalation

High priority issue = client unable to continue doing business.

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Timeline: ASAP
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Lodge a Ticket

Call the Service Desk, lodge a ticket via illume, or write an email stating your issue to: support@lightwirebusiness.com. 

Please follow up on urgent issues with a phone call.

AU: 1300 016 678
NZ: 0800 534 567

Timeline: < 30 Min
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Service Desk
Networks Operations Centre (NOC)

The Networks Operations Centre (NOC) also known as the Service Desk will handle your ticket with a target response time that is within 30 minutes.

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Timeline: < 1 Hour
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David Rowe
Head of Service Delivery

Your escalation point for high priority issues if there has been no response from the Service Desk team after 30 minutes.

AU: +61 433 951 961

NZ: +64 797 499 73

david.rowe@lightwire.co

Timeline: < 2 Hours
Chris Browning
Chris Browning
Head of Networks

Your escalation point for high priority issues if there has been no response from the Head of Service Delivery after an hour.

AU: +61 7 5597 9099

NZ: +64 21 259 0964

chris.browning@lightwire.co

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LW Orange
Timeline: < 4 Hours
Nick Phillips - Head of Business
Nick Phillips
Head of Business

Your escalation point for high priority issues if there has been no response from the Head of Networks after 2 hours.

AU: +61 447 593 682

NZ: +64 21 230 0997

nick.phillips@lightwire.co

Medium & Low Priority Escalation

Medium priority = client can continue but operations are impaired by issue.

Low priority = client still operational, but non-critical features are unavailable.

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Call the Service Desk or write an email stating your issue to:  support@lightwirebusiness
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Service Desk

Service Desk target response time is within 30 minutes.

NOC Team Lead

Your escalation point for medium and low priority issues if there has been no response from the Service Desk team after 30 minutes.

Head of Service Delivery

Your escalation point for medium and low priority issues if there has been no response from the Service Desk team after 1 hour.

Head of Networks

Your escalation point for medium and low priority issues if there has been no response from the Head of Service Delivery after 2 hours.

Head of Business

Your escalation point high priority issues if there has been no response from the Head of Engineering after 4 hours.

Key Staff to Contact

Medium & Low Priority Escalation

Medium priority = client can continue but operations are impaired by issue.

Low priority = client still operational, but non-critical features are unavailable.

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Timeline: ASAP
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Lodge a Ticket

Call the Service Desk, lodge a ticket via illume, or write an email stating your issue to: support@lightwirebusiness.com

AU: 1300 016 678
NZ: 0800 534 567

Timeline: < 30 Min
Wholesale Internet Services with fast support
Service Desk
Networks Operations Centre (NOC)

The Networks Operations Centre (NOC) also known as the Service Desk will handle your ticket with a target response time that is within 30 minutes.

LW Orange
LW Orange
Timeline: < 1 Hour
Sheree
Sheree Carter
Networks Operations Centre (NOC) Team Lead

Your escalation point for medium and low priority issues if there has been no response from the Service Desk team after 30 minutes.

AU: +61 755 979 002

NZ: +64 27 474 3733

sheree.carter@lightwire.co

Timeline: < 2 Hour
dave rowe
David Rowe
Head of Service Delivery

Your escalation point for medium and low priority issues if there has been no response from the NOC Team Lead after 1 hour.

AU: +61 433 951 961

NZ: +64 797 499 73

david.rowe@lightwire.co

LW Orange
LW Orange
Timeline: < 4 Hours
Chris Browning
Chris Browning
Head of Networks

Your escalation point for medium and low priority issues if there has been no response from the Head of Service Delivery after two hours.

AU: +61 7 5597 9099

NZ: +64 21 259 0964

chris.browning@lightwire.co

Timeline: < 8 Hours
Nick Phillips - Head of Business
Nick Phillips
Head of Business

Your escalation point for medium and low priority issues if there has been no response from the Head of Networks after 4 hours.

AU: +61 447 593 682

NZ: +64 21 230 0997

nick.phillips@lightwire.co

LW Orange

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reliable support

Hours of operation and ways to get in touch. Outside of these hours calls will go to our after-hours call centre where your information is collected and an on call engineer will call you back.

Service Desk (Option 2)
NZ: 0800 534 567
AU: 1300 016 678

support@lightwirebusiness.com

portal.lightwirebusiness.com

New Zealand
Weekday staffed support hours: 8:00am – 7:00pm NZDT
Weekend staffed hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm NZDT
Australia
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Weekday staffed support hours 6:00am – 4:00pm AEST
Weekend staffed hours: 6:00am – 2:00pm AEST
Australian Central Standard Time
Weekday staffed support hours 6:30am – 4:30pm ACST
Weekend staffed hours: 6:30am – 2:30pm ACST
Australian Western Standard Time
Weekday staffed support hours 4:00am – 2:00pm AWST
Weekend staffed hours: 4:00am – 12:00pm AWST

reliable support

Hours of operation and ways to get in touch

Weekday staffed support hours

8:00am – 7:00pm NZDT

6:00am – 4:00pm AEST

Weekend staffed hours

9:00am – 5:00pm NZDT

6:00am – 2:00pm AEST

Outside of these hours calls will go to our after-hours call centre where your information is collected and an on call engineer will call you back.

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