Fibre

Explore the possibilities of Fibre Ultra-Fast Broadband

Experience a faster, smoother internet connection.

It's an exciting time for New Zealand. With UFB and fibre optic technology, the next generation of broadband is rolling out across the country. Fibre will change the way we interact and experience the internet.

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Preparing for Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) Ultra Fibre

If you are in a UFB Fibre-enabled street and are considering connecting to Fibre, here are five important things we think you should know at this stage to help your preparation:

The street
Your property
Connecting
your property
Speed at
your property
Existing equipment
at your property
First, your regional 'Local Fibre Company' (LFC) needs to have finished laying fibre in your area. We are presently working with all LFCs to ensure our customers can connect to all four LFC networks throughout New Zealand.
Speeds are based on a theoretical maximum, and may be affected by various factors including the number of people on the network at the same time, modem technology/internal home wiring and other environmental factors. Find out more.
  • The Fibre network, like broadband over ADSL, is shared with other properties within your Local Fibre Company (LFC) and Retail Service Provider (RSP) networks. Speeds will vary depending on how many people are on the network at the same time both in your house and in general on the Internet. This is also true for overseas networks when accessing content, such as websites or streaming video.
  • Content such as web pages and videos are stored on ‘content servers’ so you can access them via your internet connection. Content servers within New Zealand and overseas can reduce the rate (bandwidth) at which you access their content (for instance, when they are very busy), this affects the time it takes to download content and thus your speed.
  • If connecting via WiFi the connection can be impacted by environmental factors like other wireless devices in the house (such as mobile or digital phones) and even your neighbours’ Wi-Fi connection.
  • The speed capacity of the devices you are connecting with may be a limitation, for instance the age of their WiFi adapter Other hardware and software components can also limit the processing of bandwidth and thus your speed.
  • The most reliable connection and faster speeds will be achieved by connecting devices directly to your modem via high-speed Ethernet wiring instead of using Wi-Fi. For example, a Cat5e is a high-quality copper cable, designed to deliver Ethernet standard services over short distances at speeds of up to 1Gbps.

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