What is the National Broadband Network?

The National Broadband Network (NBN) is a new type of network that is currently rolling out across Australia. As a wholesale-only, open access broadband communication network, the NBN uses three technologies to improve connectivity. These include fibre, fixed wireless broadband and satellite connectivity.

The NBN was specifically designed to bring high-speed broadband and telephone services to homes and businesses throughout Australia.

The NBN’s ultimate end goal is to move every school, home and business onto the network, within the next decade. Allowing us to gain access to better internet connections and easier access to information.

Why we need the National Broadband Network:

Australia’s infrastructure comes from a time when people didn’t rely so heavily on the internet. However, the old copper backbone network, which we still rely on today, can only handle limited bandwidth. This is why the NBN is being rolled out, to put a new system in place to cater to our modern-day internet needs.

The NBN rollout means our existing internet and analogue phone lines will receive an upgrade. This upgrade includes replacing physical lines and cables with digital broadband connections.

The National Broadband Network and your security:

Unfortunately, these changes and NBN upgrades may affect your home and business alarms. Most alarm systems use older network infrastructure. Alarms often rely on analogue lines to communicate with alarm monitoring centres. This is why your alarm system may not be able to connect to an alarm monitoring centre once the infrastructure receives its upgrade.

Regardless of how the NBN effects your alarm system, you can rest easy knowing that we will assist and protect you.

In fact, during the NBN’s transition from cable to broadband, we are available to guide you through alternative alarm communication paths – should you need them.

If you’d like to find out more about the NBN, we recommend you visit our website to find out more.

Alternatively, if you have security questions, or you’d like an obligation-free security assessment, pleasecontact us.