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NAT: Your Solution to Sluggish Strata Internet Speeds

Published June 18, 2020 By Paul Fleming, Optical Terminations 2 Comments Last Updated June 23, 2020

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This article about your solution to slow strata internet speeds has been provided by Paul Fleming, Optical Terminations.

Ever wondered why your internet service provider describes internet speeds “up to 50Mbps” or “typical evening speed of 50Mbps”?

The sad reality is, the NBN hasn’t delivered the internet speeds we expected but now there’s a cost effective solution for strata buildings.

Lightning fast internet

For established and older strata schemes, the NBN hasn’t delivered the sort of speeds many residents were expecting. There are two reasons for this. Either your building’s internet system is running off old-school copper cables that were never designed to handle 21st century technology. Or, the NBN used Coaxial cables rather than fibre into your building.

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solution slow strata internet speeds

Either way, your building will be experiencing a “bottle neck” that causes slower speeds when usage requirements are at their peak.

Of course for established buildings, internet speeds have probably been a long-standing problem for residents. But, in the era of COVID-19, years of frustrating speeds have become a significant headache for everyone.

The great news is, there is now a solution that will deliver faster speeds now and well into the future. Importantly, it can be done without the need for unsightly cables running throughout your strata building.

The Solution is a Fibre Optic Upgrade

solution slow strata internet speeds More and more strata managers are deciding to upgrade buildings to an internal Fast Fibre Network. These solutions provide strata schemes with internet speeds of 100MB to 1 Gigabit in every unit, while still providing owners with the freedom to choose their own retail internet provider.

How it works

The NBN typically supplies a mix of fibre and Coaxial HFC cable to your building’s MDF Room. (Your MDF room is typically located in the basement or garage area of your building.) From here, each resident’s internet service is supplied via the original, old-school copper cables that were part of the building’s original design.

A cutting edge solution to this problem is the use of the latest 3M Clear Track Fibre Pathway™ through your common areas and into each unit – invisibly! Clear Track is only 3.5mm wide and runs along the wall at the level of the skirting board or cornice. That’s why it is so hard to see.

To adhere to walls, the Clear Track system uses a special adhesive that’s designed to work on most finished surfaces. What’s more, the adhesive is designed to keep the Track in place for over 20 years.

Imagine super-fast internet speeds, invisibly installed, while providing owners with the freedom to choose their own retail provider. It’s all possible thanks to Optical Terminations.

Isn’t it time your strata enjoyed fast internet speeds?

You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by investigating your options.

This post appears in Strata News #365.

Have a question about your solution to sluggish strata internet or something to add to the article? Leave a comment below.

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Paul Fleming
Optical Terminations
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P: 1300 750 558
W: http://www.opticalterminations.com.au/strata/

Optical Terminations is a specialist provider of fibre optic and telecommunications cabling. One of their areas of expertise is working with strata committees to provide lightning fast and reliable internet solutions while allowing each household the freedom to choose their own internet service provider.

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Comments

  1. Paul G Fleming Paul G Fleming says

    June 23, 2020 at 7:56 am

    Tim,

    We’d be happy to talk to the other owners & strata committee about upgrading the building to fibre. It’s true that everyone has different needs, but we’d still be keen to help out.

    Paul Fleming
    Optical Terminations
    1300 750 558

    Reply
  2. AvatarTim Coulson says

    June 21, 2020 at 6:38 pm

    We recently had our apartment block changed over to FTTC. I only bought the 10Mb/sec and 100gb download / Month so It’s OK for me. It’s faster in delivering content when browsing etc.

    One of the other owners needs fast data and he has 75 mb/sec download using FTTC. However, he still wants fibre all the way to his modem for a faster rate.

    It all depends on what you use the data for. Not all owners spend hours on Netflix.

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