Imagine the excitement of designing, building, and moving into a brand-new home, only to be left frustrated upon discovering that you don’t have access to the internet. You’ve taken care of designing the layout, the features, the details and invested so much into this project. It’s your home, and you want it to be perfect.
In today’s connected society, lack of internet accessibility is a hindrance and can leave you feeling cut off socially, as well as potentially interfering with your work. Thankfully, this is also a situation that you can avoid, and it starts with one simple step: getting your own nbn™ connection information for your address with FibreMax®.
The nbn™ is currently still rolling out across Australia, and some areas don’t have nbn™ connectivity. Even though it may not be available in your area at the moment, it’s best to prepare now and make the transition smooth and painless when the time to switch comes.
So how is the nbn™ rollout being delivered in your area?
NBN™ delivers internet accessibility through four different technologies:
- Optical fibre
- Fixed wireless
- HybridFibre Coax (HFC) (Pay-TV cables)
- Satellite
Optical fibres are transparent, flexible fibres slightly thicker than a strand of human hair and made from glass or plastic. Fibre-optic technology is designed for high-performance data networking; it can transmit data over greater distances and provide higher bandwidth than wired cables. The nbn™ connectivity will be delivered predominately through these fibre-optic cables.
In existing communities, these cables will ‘piggyback’ on the older copper-wire telephone network. However, in new areas, the fibre-optic network will be the only technology installed to provide both internet and telephony to the occupants.
Fixed wireless is the transmission of data from one point to another, through a radio or other wireless link. You can think of it as working like your mobile phone; the nbn™ sends its signal out from a radio tower to an antenna attached to your house.
HFC (Pay-TV Cables). This latest technology makes it possible to use existing Pay-TV cables to deliver broadband internet and telephony from cable modems.
Satellite allows the nbn™ to provide broadband access to people in remote areas that the optic fibre and fixed wireless aren’t able to reach by using satellite dishes.
As you can see, nbn™ connectivity uses different technologies, depending on where you are, and getting internet access to your house isn’t always as simple as buying a modem through a service provider. It can be challenging to navigate all this information.
So, what’s the best way to find out about nbn™ availability in your area, and what’s needed to connect your home for nbn™ access?
We understand the frustration that can come with the confusion in trying to determine whether your area has nbn™, and how to connect to it. That’s why we’ve made things simple with FibreMax®.
Just enter your address to find out if you are nbn™ready and speak to a representative to give you free detail on:
- If nbn™ is available in your area, and if not when it will be;
- The minimum and maximum bandwidth speed guaranteed for your area;
- The service class and property type your address is certified for;
- If you will incur any New Development costs when nbn™ is activated and the amount;
- And most importantly, what you will need to do to install the nbn™, and how long it will take.
Make sure that your home is nbn™ ready today, so you can settle in with peace of mind, knowing that you have the power to connect to the rest of the world through the internet.