NBN runs on fibre to the Exchange and various cable\/fibre combinations to the premises, \u00a0 but now lacks the fallback 50v power that once ensured voice communications. \u00a0 VOIP replaces the old landline with a handset running over PSTN (2-pair) \u00a050v current copper wiring.<\/p>\n
With the NBN \/ VOIP architecture, \u00a0there is no point going to the expense of a Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) at the premises, \u00a0to try and keep any 240v appliances running, as the Exchange may not be powered at the other end anyway. \u00a0 The details are outlined here, and are very important to understand, in the event of any Emergency, like power outages, \u00a0bushfires or national emergency. \u00a0Fallback considerations are needed.<\/p>\n
ie: \u00a0 https:\/\/www.nbnco.com.au\/learn-about-the-nbn\/what-happens-in-a-power-blackout.html<\/a><\/p>\n History note: Back around 1912, \u00a0the designers catered for the possibility that a catastrophic event might knock out all the power, \u00a0(SEC 240v supply in Victoria for instance, in those days), whilst the humble telephone using the original \u00a0PMG network of the day, could still place an emergency call. \u00a0That was smart thinking in 1912, as war broke out 2 years later and people started to think about matters of urgency like these.<\/p>\n Medical Alert systems<\/strong><\/p>\n Some providers of Medical Alert Systems, \u00a0require the ability to place a phone call to personal contacts on ‘000’ emergency services. \u00a0Therefore the Alert ‘system’ must be compatible to the Modem\/Router \u00a0that is at the premises, connected to the NTU termination of NBN. \u00a0 Some other combinations of say, 3G\/4G fallback in times of power failure are worth considering. Check if the ‘Alert system, you are contemplating, \u00a0has a way of coping with power outages on NBN\/VOIP networks.<\/p>\n Speed<\/strong><\/p>\n Much controversy exists about speed, \u00a0with the roll-out of the NBN.<\/p>\n The original 2010 implementation was based on fibre optic connections all the way to the Premises (FTTP), and early adopters have this, and enjoy the originally touted speed promises.<\/p>\n The revised design around 2013 saw the change to fibre optic only between Telephone Exchanges (FTTN), \u00a0and the utilisation of older, existing COAX CABLE to the premises \u00a0(HFC). \u00a0 \u00a0This combination of fibre over to COAX (known as HFC) wiring, means that the speed of transferring DATA, (including VOIP data for voice calls over the internet), \u00a0is reduced.<\/p>\n Suspension 27th Nov 2017 for 6-9 mths (tentatively)<\/strong><\/p>\n A significant number of consumers experienced a speed of service that was less than their expectations. \u00a0 With the huge number of resellers providing NBN solutions, \u00a0the alleged speed offering, \u00a0when implemented over HFC (the Hybrid of Fibre and Coax) \u00a0was a vastly reduced outcome compared to the early adopters of FTTP (pure fibre all the way to the premises). \u00a0The ACCC brought to a head, \u00a0the need to compensate such consumers, \u00a0and brought about a suspension in the roll-out of the NBN until the service levels, speeds and an overall clarity of what was being offered to consumers was improved.<\/p>\n Indications suggest that the suspension could be in the order of 6-9 months. For new high-rise (apartment) developments, \u00a0such special projects seem to gain an exemption to this suspension, and NBN is provided even into areas where other existing single premise consumers live but are not yet entitled to NBN. \u00a0 But this leaves a problem for those who have moved house, \u00a0or built a new house on freshly developed estate land, \u00a0when applying for services where NBN roll-out had already began (prior to the suspension). \u00a0These consumers are in limbo, unable to get NBN due to suspension, yet not allowwed to order the old ADSL or COAX based services because NBN has started in the area. \u00a0They are left to use poor speed, expensive alternatives of 3G\/4G wireless broadband or some other proprietary services not bound by the rules of NBN Co.<\/p>\n Medical Emergency Register<\/strong><\/p>\n Call 1800 227 300 to be registered on the NBN Medical Alarm Register, entitling you to use alternative ADSL2+ even if it needs new PSTN copper wire cabling during the NBN suspension. \u00a0 Residents requiring emergency call services, \u00a0need to have access to either \u00a0PSTN lines (the old 2-pair copper wires that have existed since 1912), \u00a0or they need to consider 3G\/4G mobile connection equipment as an alternative. \u00a0Normally, \u00a0since NBN has been introduced, \u00a0additional deployment of PSTN copper wiring is NOT available. \u00a0But residents in this ‘medical’ situation are an exception.<\/p>\n A sideline option for residents on the Register, is that they can apply for old style ADSL2+ services running digital internet services over the PSTN copper wiring for a period of 18 months beyond the otherwise cutoff date of PSTN usage. \u00a0 So this is a window of opportunity still for such consumers. \u00a0It is also a worthwhile consideration if their Medical Alert system of choice needs to work out how to deal with NBN\/VOIP utilisation where there is potential lack of service when power outages occur.<\/span><\/p>\n Security Alarms<\/strong><\/p>\n Some security systems have a callback-to-base service so that a monitoring company can be alerted of a security matter at your premises. \u00a0This requires the security alarm system to be able to place a call. \u00a0 So there must be compatibility of the alarm system to MODEM\/ROUTER, \u00a0and the concerns mentioned when there is a power outage, also needs to be taken into account. \u00a0For instance, \u00a0during a Security event, \u00a0there is the probability that power can be cut, \u00a0and therefore, any security calls over the NBN would fail as the Modem\/Ruuter is off the air. \u00a0 In this situation where the power cut is local to the premises, \u00a0then a local UPS keeping both the alarm system AND the NBN Modem\/Router equipment AND the call-making devices alive on standby battery, could be a solution to the service being successful.<\/p>\n PHONE AIDS for hearing\/sight impaired.<\/strong><\/p>\n There are a variety of phones that have features for residents who have a hearing impairment or sight impairment. \u00a0 If they are reliant upon 240v, then consider the alternatives that may be needed in the event of a power outage. \u00a0 Also, consider their compatibility for use on the VOIP equipment provided \u00a0by the selected \u00a0NBN service.<\/p>\n Fallback considerations.<\/strong><\/p>\n Disaster Planning calls for alternative means of communication, in the event of power outages, \u00a0equipment failure, or infrastructure damage. \u00a0 Such planning is no different to travelling the vast areas of outback Australia as a grey nomad., in terms of just phone call access. \u00a0Mobile phone coverage is limited, \u00a0and if mobile towers have power outages, such systems are dead in the suburbs as well. \u00a0 \u00a0Many examples of mobile outages (failure or power) like this exist: Hence the reason why travellers look to independent alternatives like Satellite phones for instance, \u00a0which have no dependency on land-based technology. \u00a0But before going to that extent, \u00a0some common sense options exist, \u00a0such as having a spare mobile phone that runs through totally different base stations towers than the provider of the NBN services you use. \u00a0 This is why emergency service crews still use the humble PAGER, as it relies on only a few distance base stations with power backup (generators).<\/p>\n Use this website to identify all the different tower locations near your residence, and who uses them. \u00a0 Then consider selectging alternative vendors on different towers for your fallback.<\/p>\n See: https:\/\/www.rfnsa.com.au\/3154001<\/a><\/p>\n If all these system are failing,\u00a0 you shouldn’t have still been in the premises – but that’s a whole new topic:\u00a0 Disaster Planning.<\/span><\/p>\n Equipment that requires 240v to operate<\/strong><\/p>\n The simple cordless phone in the home, \u00a0comprises a MASTER phone plugged into 240v \u00a0PLUS the source of the voice line, that was once a landline, or now a VOIP connection to the Modem\/Router, which also needs 240v to operate. \u00a0 Then there are other SLAVE cordless phones around the home which run over say \u00a02.4Ghz \u00a0wireless frequency and run on batteries that get recharged in their docking stations. \u00a0But if there is a 240v power outage, the MASTER will not work, and therefore the SLAVE units won’t work either, because they require the MASTER to relay the 2,4Ghz wireless transmission.<\/p>\n You may have a laptop that has battery power, and you \u00a0might even have a UPS to extend the time of that battery during a power outage, \u00a0but the internet connection over NBN will still not operate, as explained above. \u00a0 So Skype over internet or any such ‘communication’ equivalents are of no joy during a power outage.<\/p>\n Recommended solutions now or when on NBN\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If you still have ADSL2+ \u00a0for your internet before NBN requires you to migrate to NBN, and you have a Landline phone service running on the PSTN 2-pair wiring, then keep an old NON-POWERED<\/span> phone handset<\/span> on the main entry point connection to still place emergency calls enjoying the 50v DC current on PSTN.<\/p>\n But if you have an NBN connection with VOIP, then you will need to rely on an alternative Mobile Phone service in an emergency when there is a power outage. \u00a0To minimise the risk of the power outage that is affecting the Exchange area where your NBN is connected, \u00a0consider the adoption of a mobile phone that uses an alternative Base Station Tower that resides on a different power grid location (next township for instance). \u00a0 If a town’s power is cut, then there is the likelihood of the Echange and the Towers also being affected. \u00a0Not all Exchanges or Towers have their own independent fallback UPS, Battery of diesel generator sets. \u00a0 If your town does, then great.<\/p>\n Terminology<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A typical 2-pair copper wire PILLAR (with hardened screw top cover removed) And to the right, \u00a0a typical power pole with high voltage power at very top, street lights under. \u00a0The power company has\u00a0<\/em> PSTN<\/strong> ADSL<\/strong> COAX<\/strong> HFC<\/strong><\/p>\n Hybrid Fibre Coaxial is where they may be using Fibre to the local exchange, but then the NBN Co relies upon the retention of existing Coaxial cable that runs from the nearby Telephone Exchange,\u00a0 to your street (in the Telecom Pit in your nature strip for instance)\u00a0 and then from that pit into your house where you get an NBN provided Network Termination Device (could be something like this:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.arris.com\/products\/touchstone-cm8200-cable-modem\/\u00a0 \u00a0)\u00a0 which converts the signal to an ethernet signal\/port for going to your choice of a ROUTER.<\/p>\n CORDLESS<\/strong> MOBILE NTU MODEM<\/strong> ROUTER VOIP Wireless WiFi Base Station Landline NBN NBNCO Case Study<\/span> <\/span> Gary Pope<\/b> NBN is here, but things are very different to the past. Outlined below with no bias to any reseller services, are the considerations needed. (Terminology is defined far below) No Power NBN runs on fibre to the Exchange and various cable\/fibre combinations to the premises, \u00a0 but now lacks the fallback 50v power that once […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=948"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1413,"href":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948\/revisions\/1413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nie:\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/national-affairs\/cable-fail-as-rollout-of-nbn-put-on-ice\/news-story\/d7891112342e9f646bc54fcaddfd1f61<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nfound everywhere around Australia, \u00a0typically on street corners, \u00a0(Don’t hit one with a car!)<\/em>
\nwith those 50v powered wires linking to properties nearby for landlines and ADSL\/ADSL2\/ADSL2+.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nleased \u00a0(about 1m below the power) \u00a0provision for Optus to run their COAX Cable for their internet\/Optus TV roll-outs<\/em>
\nNotice the white concrete PIT to the right of the pole, on the verge, owned by Telstra for all PSTN and their COAX.<\/em>
\nIn this picture, Telstra has become a sub-leasee of the pole from Optus, \u00a0permitting them to run a white conduit<\/em>
\nup the pole to provide the COAX cable service via OVERHEAD, \u00a0in this case, due to rock obstacles at the property.<\/em>
\nMeantime, PSTN 2-pair copper wires are running from that PIT, underground to the premises, made when accessible years ago.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe \u00a050v DC powered 2-pair copper wires that run through Telstra pits and pillars in the streets, and carry ANALOGUE voice and Fax signals. \u00a0 \u00a0Refer 6th July 1912 first adoption:
\nie: \u00a0https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/politicalscience.com.au\/home\/Home\/chronologies\/australian-chronology<\/a>
\nand the 50v Power usage:
\nie: \u00a0https:\/\/oldaustraliantelephones.weebly.com\/testing-your-telephone-service.html<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe digital signals that concurrently run over PSTN 2-pair copper wiring for providing internet services<\/p>\n
\nThe coaxial cables used by Optus (1m under the overhead power cables on power poles) or
\nthe similar coaxial cables that run through Telstra nature-strip pits for providing PAY TV and\/or internet services<\/p>\n
\nVoice phone devices that you carry around which operate on say 2\/4Ghz frequencies, \u00a0for use within the home, and connected to Landline or VOIP<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Smartphone like devices that have a SM card and connect over the 3G or 4G \u00a0mobile phone network via base station towers within a 12km radius<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>An appliance (non powered) that terminates the Fibre or COAX connection inside your premises, of the NBN service cables<\/p>\n
\nThe appliance that supplies you an internet connection within your premises<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sometimes part of an all-in-one \u00a0Modem\/Router\/Wifi\/VOIP appliance, \u00a0it \u00a0is the technology that permits multiple users to connect
\ntheir appliances (PC, Phone, Printer,) simultaneously to the Internet service connection (MODEM end)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The technology that converts voice to data, and transmits that data over the internet for a recipient to hear on their VOIP device (Phone)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>For connecting the premises to an external internet service using 3G \/ 4G connections to nearest Mobile Base Station Tower.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>For transmitting a signal without wires, within the premises over a short distance of realistically say, up to \u00a0150ft inside.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Towers that have the 3G \/ 4G antennas that propagate the signals of your Mobile Phone or mobile Broadband devices<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The 2-pair copper wire (PSTN) based wiring that provides analogue voice communications services using your phone NUMBER<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The name given to the infrastructure: \u00a0National Broadband Network<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The company responsible for rolling out the NBN infrastructure
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\nRSP<\/strong>
\nRetail Service Providers (of the NBN technology)
\nrefer: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 https:\/\/www.nbnco.com.au\/connect-home\/service-providers.html<\/a><\/p>\n
\nshowing a traditional ADSL (left)
\n<\/strong>versus NBN (right) installation
\nwith wired, wifi and ethernet equipment and phone AID \u00a0(bottom).
\nMedical monitoring device and personal pendant (centre).<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Stephenson_COMMS_diagram.jpg\")
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\ne:\u00a0\u00a0gaz@alchester.com.au<\/a>
\nA Reckon Accredited Partner- Consultant (VIC. Aust)<\/i>
\nhttp:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/reckon-ac<\/a>\u2026<\/i>
\n\u201cWorking\u00a0<\/i>with<\/i><\/u><\/b>\u00a0Accountants\/Bookkeepers PPs\/APs, as an<\/i>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0independent IT Professional and retired FCPA Accountant\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"