In pictures: UFB - Chorus Fibre to the Home installation (part III)
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In part 3 of this story, it's time to get connected
By Sarah Putt | Auckland | Thursday, 28 June, 2012 | 6 Comments
Computerworldeditor Sarah Putt has documented the installation of a Chorus Fibre To the Home connection in Albany, Auckland that took place earlier this month. In Part I, we showed how the black cable, which runs from from the External Termination Point outside the house to the roadside cabinet, is joined to the blue cable located in the roadside cabinet, via a Fibre Access Terminal. In Part II, we headed indoors from the External Termination Point. Once your cables are good to go, it's time to get connected...
Step 15
Once the fibre is connected, the installer registers the Subscriber Line ID (SLID) to the system operated by Chorus’s technology partners Alcatel-Lucent.
Step 16
The ONT is owned by Chorus and represents the “last part of the network” .
Step 17
The ONT is connected to the customer’s modem, in this instance an Orcon Genius modem which enables both a data connection and a Voice Over IP connection (voice service).
Step 18
The speed test reveals an almost symmetrical service of just over 43Mbps. It might have been good news for the customer because he’s signed up for a 30Mbps plan - but there was a hiccup with Orcon’s frimware and it gave an incorrect reading. He is apparently getting the speed he paid for.
The End!
See also:
Editorial: What I learned from my fibre field trip
In pictures: UFB - Chorus Fibre to the Home installation (part I)
In pictures: UFB - Chorus Fibre to the Home installation (part II)
Comments
Telecom the Dodo Birds - will they ever learn?
Can anyone tell me why, after years in the waiting, Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) has arrived & is readily available for purchase & connection in the Albany area via Orcon, providing speed improvements of around 1,500%, & yet no-one in Telecom knows anything about it? It appears quite clearly that once again our largest & most profitable telecommunications company has dropped the ball big time! Anyone else remember the farce surrounding the launch of the infamous XT Network? I feel another one approaching! Aaaaggggghhhhhh!!!!
Posted by Michael Whybro at 15:05:22 on June 28, 2012
Posted by Michael Whybro at 15:05:22 on June 28, 2012
Telecom the Dodo Birds - will they ever learn?
Because...
1) It's just Albany (ie: who cares) and technically it is actually just a trial area.
2) Readily available, really?
3) June 2012 was always going to be the first date that any RSP's were going to START selling the service.
3) It is a marathon, not a sprint, and time will tell whether racing to be first to the finish line or taking a bit longer to get it right for customers is the right approach (ie: Orcon vs ALL other major RSP's).
4) No one in Telecom knows anything about it: Are you serious!?
5) Drawing conclusions to XT clearly shows you don't know what you are talking about.
Posted by Paul at 1:27:38 on June 30, 2012
1) It's just Albany (ie: who cares) and technically it is actually just a trial area.
2) Readily available, really?
3) June 2012 was always going to be the first date that any RSP's were going to START selling the service.
3) It is a marathon, not a sprint, and time will tell whether racing to be first to the finish line or taking a bit longer to get it right for customers is the right approach (ie: Orcon vs ALL other major RSP's).
4) No one in Telecom knows anything about it: Are you serious!?
5) Drawing conclusions to XT clearly shows you don't know what you are talking about.
Posted by Paul at 1:27:38 on June 30, 2012
Where is the network termination?
Hi guys, could you just confirm where the ONT was installed? It looks to me like the fibre has been extended to a room inside the house? I was assuming that the ONT would be installed on an inside wall next to the external point of entry. I also assume that there needs to be power supplied to the ONT?
Just making sure my new house design assumptions were right! ;-)
Posted by Anonymous at 10:41:37 on June 28, 2012
Just making sure my new house design assumptions were right! ;-)
Posted by Anonymous at 10:41:37 on June 28, 2012
Where is the network termination?
Early installs were done to the closest power-point to the ETP, but this has proved unpopular with early UFB end-customers.
Whilst not the final version, Chorus' revised Introductory Offer (as of 1 June) suggests the ONT be installed behind the primary television.
Numerous consultations with Retail Service Providers have identified this to be the most suitable location as online-capable TVs are advancing quickly into the central entertainment point of the household.
Posted by Anonymous at 12:04:54 on June 28, 2012
Whilst not the final version, Chorus' revised Introductory Offer (as of 1 June) suggests the ONT be installed behind the primary television.
Numerous consultations with Retail Service Providers have identified this to be the most suitable location as online-capable TVs are advancing quickly into the central entertainment point of the household.
Posted by Anonymous at 12:04:54 on June 28, 2012
What about previous copper services ? Will they still work ?
Could we get some information around the implications of implementing a non copper service such as this to things like monitored alarms, medical alarms, internal wiring etc. Are there any converters to retain the services or do we have to buy new tech ? Internet is only part of the picture as UFB will replace copper.
Can it also be looked at what happens during an emergency and the ONT has now power. Does it have built in UPS ?
Posted by Ben at 9:16:02 on June 28, 2012
Can it also be looked at what happens during an emergency and the ONT has now power. Does it have built in UPS ?
Posted by Ben at 9:16:02 on June 28, 2012
When will telecom offer UFB plans?
My suburb is currently being UFB-enabled but I have no idea when or what Teleom will be offering UFB-based services. What about an article on various UFB offerings from all the major ISP's.
Posted by Mike at 8:35:11 on June 28, 2012
Posted by Mike at 8:35:11 on June 28, 2012
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