Almost every house in Australia is going to be migrated to NBN at some point. If you haven’t already switched to NBN, you will need to contact your preferred telecommunications service provider to confirm the timing and arrange for a new NBN service.
Remember that most customers don’t need to contact NBNco directly; the work required by NBN technicians is usually arranged by your service provider, with some exceptions such as a brand new building or recent subdivision.
There are different types of NBN connections:
- Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) (aka Fibre to the Home; FTTH)
- Fibre to the Node (FTTN)
- Fibre to the Building (FTTB)
- Fibre to the Curb (FTTC)
- Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC)
- Fixed Wireless (FW)
- Satellite (Sky Muster)
If you’d like to know what type of NBN connection is available to your premises, you can ask your service provider or use the search tool at https://www.nbnco.com.au/
Want to know how an NBN install is done for each technology type? Here are some of the processes:
Fibre to the Premises (FTTP)
- The NBN technician will install the fibre optic cable from the street to the building and install an NBN Utility Box on the outside wall of the building, then install a fibre optic cable from the Utility Box to an NBN Connection Box (FTTP NTD box) somewhere on an inside wall.
- The modem router is to be connected to the NBN Connection Box. The modem router can be directly connected to the NBN Connection Box with an Ethernet cable. But if you want the modem router placed in a different part of the house/building, it can be connected through data cabling. This data cabling installation can be done by a TSS Telco – private NBN technician.
*Note, it is preferable to have the modem router installed in a location next to a computer or somewhere that is central for all the wifi devices (computer, laptop, TV, smartphone, tablet etc.)
