Hypefibre is super fast and comes in 2000 Mbps, 4000 Mbps and 8000 Mbps speeds. Hyperfibre enables multiple, simultaneous gigabit downloads, allowing you to stream your heart out.

The rise in ultra-high definition video, cloud storage, video uploads, advanced gaming, working from home, and connected devices in a single household means Hyperfibre’s speed and capacity are more important now than ever. Fibre has always been the best, most-reliable connection, but wait until you experience the era of Hyperfibre.

Hyperfibre has two main benefits:

1.  Large number of users: Hyperfibre is ideal for households with a large number of users as it provides an internet connection with a higher maximum throughput rate. This means that there is less competition between the connected devices due to the higher bandwidth available. In layman’s terms, Hyperfibre is like if you increase both the speed limit and number of lanes on a motorway. This would effectively increase both the speed and number of cars travelling on it.

2.  Specialist users: If you have the right equipment, Hyperfibre can enable not just higher bandwidth but also higher speeds in excess of 1Gbps! This can be massively useful for specialist users such as Gamers who want an uninterrupted & reliable connection at high speeds. Let’s say you were trying to download a 15GB game. If you have regular fibre internet with speeds of 100Mbps, it’ll take you about 21 minutes to complete the update. With 4Gbps, that same update would take just 30 seconds.

Ethernet users will see a huge improvement, particularly if they have multi-gigabit capable devices – such as computers with 2.5Gbps or 10Gbps network cards as these can utilise the higher throughput to a single device.

The main benefit that Wi-Fi users will experience is the higher network capacity that Hyperfibre enables which allows more users to be reliably connected.

For ethernet users, the two main pieces of hardware that you will have to worry about is the router & LAN port of the device you are using.

●  The router should support the speed of the Hyperfibre plan you’re on. For example, if you’re on Hyperfibre 2000, the router should support 2.5Gbps on the WAN & LAN port. If your LAN port only has 1Gbps ports, then the individual devices will be limited to that rate.

●  Likewise, the same is true for the network card of your computer. The speed is capped to whatever the network card enables. For example, if a user has an old laptop with a 100Mbps ethernet connection, the speeds will be the same even if they upgrade to a Hyperfibre connection.

However, even for users who don’t have the right hardware, they will experience the increased bandwidth benefits if they have enough users on the network. For example:

Jim has 4 x 1Gbps gaming machines he wants to hook up to a Hyperfibre 4000 connection. Jim would never see any single device surpass ~950Mbps (max rates on a 1Gbps ethernet) but he could have all 4 devices doing these speeds at the same time, without them having to compete for a share of the total bandwidth. The same scenario on a 950/500 connection would only give him about ~235Mbps per device.

In Chorus regions, customers can utilise the Nokia Hyperfibre ONT as a router as this will provide a simple dual band (2.5Ghz & 5Ghz) wireless connection, 4 x 1Gbps LAN ethernet ports, and a single 10Gbps ethernet ports with basic configuration options only. Customers can purchase a new router if they want something that will support additional services or run at higher rates.

Hyperfibre can use the existing fibre optic cables to your home, but will likely require upgrades to your ONT.

Hyperfibre is available in most Chorus areas that have fibre, though at present the fastest 8000Mbps option is only available in selected suburbs.

Hyperfibre installation usually valued at $249 is now free on any Hyperfibre month on month plans

A standard residence is typically connected between 5-6 weeks. Timelines can vary based on additional complexities normally related to industry delays, additional work or consent required. Please contact our team to find out more.

Get in touch with us if you still have any questions about getting Hyperfibre for your household.

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