The market has spoken with home buyers finding these new speeds vital “houses without connection or slow download speeds can be worth up to 20% less.” (Source: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/02/fast-broadband-vital-to-homebuyers).

Based on ABS building approvals for January 2014 there are roughly 200,000 new dwellings built every year. Australia renovates and redecorates around 6,000,000 homes annually, with around 2,000,000+ having work done with a value above $5,000. Those spending $5,000 probably wouldn’t consider upgrading their cabling infrastructure. If at least 10% of these renovations are major this equates to some 200,000 homes that have an opportunity to cost effectively install a a structure cabling system. That’s roughly 400,000 opportunities annually.

And don’t forget the NBN will eventually be installed in over 11 million properties including residential and commercial.

The opportunities are to provide the pathways ready to receive the NBN in which ever form it comes into the future into a location where all communications infrastructure can be concentrated. Alternatively it could be providing just a few cables into the locations of bandwidth-hungry devices like smart TV’s and offices. This however, opens even more opportunities as this client may now require additional light, power, security, CCTV and the list goes on..

The NBN is the vehicle to wedge open the door to a full range of services that you and your company can provide. Technicians are required to be accredited for this work with open registration, structured cable and coax, and more.

You can be confident, AQUATel technicians are licensed and accredited for this work and can help you get your home or business NBN ready.

Do not assume fibre is better unless you are looking for good design over a distance or security. In building networks or campus less than 100 metres, fibre can lose its advantage over copper.

What impact will this have on cabling within the residential premises?

Probably not a lot as in most cases the customers who are made aware and do need the full benefit of high speed networking throughout their premises will have category 5e or 6 cabling installed at build stage or by retrofitting. Fibre in the average premises would not be of benefit in fact it would create its own problems…..

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Well planned Structured Cabling system should be “Star Wired” and emanate from a central point whether its a panel in the cupboard, a cabinet or any other suitable enclosure. Many devices have own specs and requirements, but most need a DATA outlet to plug into – which is why it is so important to Cable premises in Category 5e cable or above. Structured (DATA) cabling can only be performed by accredited technicians holding Current ACMA Open Cable Licence with Structured Cable endorsement.

According to a new report by Juniper Research, entertainment will be the main driver, accounting for as much as “80% of total Smart Home service revenues” but everything from smart refrigerators that can automatically notify you of what’s running low, or smarter smoke alarms are also making a push and because of the huge variety of “smart” features a home can employ “no single stakeholder [will] be able to dominate thanks to the number of verticals within the home.”

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The OpenSignal report looks at countries all over the world, and analyses their 4G networks to see who has the best coverage, best speed and best carriers. Australia went up against sixteen other countries for the title, finally coming in first with Italy in second place followed by Brazil and Hong Kong.

The average download speed experienced on Australia’s world-beating 4G networks is 24.5Mbps, thanks mostly to stellar results from Telstra, who was the first telco to deploy the super-fast networking standard in the land Down Under back in 2011.

Telstra ranked second in the world on 4G speeds, with a result of 23.8Mbps. The only carrier to beat Telstra’s stellar 4G speed result was Claro, a Brazilian carrier, with speeds of 27.8Mbps.

The next Australian carrier in the list is Optus, which manages to squeeze out a speed of 19Mbps, giving it a rank of 10th in the world. Despite crowing about its new 4G network credentials, Vodafone doesn’t seem to appear in the list.

Australia’s 4G has been on the up-and-up since the last report, with average speeds improving from 17.3Mbps up to the 24.5Mbps average now being reported.

Original article source: Gizmodo

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Here is a Quick Guide to help you with this process:

1. First thing’s First – has the new place had phones/ internet installed before? if yes, do you know where the outlet is and if it looks to be in good working condition. If no – a new cable run needs to be organised asap with an Accredited technician holding current ACMA Cable Licence.

2. Organise for your service to be relocated. If your service provider is Telstra, you need to contact customer service area or give us a call and our Telstra connections consultant will handle this process for you! If you are with a different service provider – you need to give them a call and regardless of who your provider is, give them at least 2 weeks notice (often more, depending on area and infrastructure availability). If there is no current cable from the street to the building, this process will take much longer – best to organise this asap.

3. Broadband – as most people do, you probably have a broadband connection that needs to be relocated as well – if it is with the same provider (eg Telstra phone and Telstra broadband), you can request a “one-step relocation”, means both will be moved on the same day. However if your broadband is with a different provider to the phone that broadband is attached to, most providers will only relocate it AFTER phone line has been moved. This can create delays from several hours to even weeks!

Availability! – not all areas have the same types of services available. Eg. only very few Metro areas can offer Cable Broadband, some areas only have basic ADSL service but not ADSL2+, not all areas are NBN ready either. You need to know what is available to either move existing service or apply for  a new type of connection.

4. Are the phone/ computer outlets in the right spot? – are the outlets in the rooms you want to use computers/ phones/ TVs? a lot of devices require “DATA” cable to work – many houses are only cabled with Telephony grade cabling. Smart TVs for example require either DATA outlet to plug into or Wireless. Wireless can be great but it is not very reliable. Wireless router/ access point needs a DATA outlet to plug into if you wish to position it centralised in the house for better coverage. Networked printer, may also need a DATA outlet. List the devices you have and where you need them and what type of connection they need to work, to work out your requirements.

5. Don’t forget about TV – are there enough outlets and are they where you want them to be? Do you need to upgrade the Antenna to handle the Digital TV? Do you have Pay-TV that needs to be relocated and is there sufficient cabling for it?

If you are not sure what type of cabling you require in your house or business, give our technical team a call for obligation free consultation.

Tick all these off your list and your move will be just that little bit less stressful!

With soaring numbers going online to perform everyday tasks or to work from home, a robust connection is considered so vital that the property search website Rightmove has added a broadband speed checker button to every one of its listings, alongside details of transport links and schools. Estate agents report that rising numbers of buyers are willing to pull out of a deal if broadband is not available in that area.

Broadband speed does not solely rely on Connection Speed sent to you from Carrier or availability of speeds in your area. What you also need to keep in mind is the quality of cabling and technologies you are using in your home. It is now a recommended standard to install Structured (DATA) Network Cabling throughout the house – installed and terminated by qualified technicians to ensure minimal speed loss through connectors. Quality of your Network Switch and Router also plays an important role in ability to handle higher speed. Also don’t forget the type of technology used – whether its a physical cable connection or Wireless/ WiFi, which can be affected by the environment and has generally high speed but narrow Bandwidth allowance.

If you need a recommendation on Cabling requirements in your House or Business, give us a call for an obligation free consultation.