Chorus boosting 100/20 fibre to 300/100 in November/December

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#289354 1-Sep-2021 10:19

This seems to be publicly available knowledge: https://sp.chorus.co.nz/product-update/chorus-future-fibre-portfolio-confirmed-changes

Chorus is planning to change 100/20 plans to be 300/100 with no increase in cost! Definitely making me rethink if I need gigabit fibre, given that the 20Mbps upload was my big hangup with the other plans.

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#2769682 1-Sep-2021 10:28

That is awesome watch lots drop Gb connections

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#2769687 1-Sep-2021 10:31

Awesome. I was considering Gb but wasn't worth the money, the 100Mbps upload will be great.

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#2769690 1-Sep-2021 10:38

Very nice, I don't think I'll drop down from gigabit since I do like my current plan. But it certainly might have made me wonder if I needed to upgrade back in the day when I first got fibre if I'd had 100Mbps upload rather than 20.

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#2769732 1-Sep-2021 10:52

Will 2 degrees offer a similar upgrade?

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#2769737 1-Sep-2021 10:55

Huh! Just re-signed for another year of 900/450, as it was either that or 100/20; 300/100 would have been perfect for our needs, but at least it'll be an option when this current contract expires.

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#2769738 1-Sep-2021 10:58

ada101:

Will 2 degrees offer a similar upgrade?

It's a Chorus offering, so explaining the changes to RSPs (not consumers), but those RSPs like 2D will no doubt go on to offer it to their customers; it'll also depend on whether you're in a Chorus UFB area, noting not all of NZ is.

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#2769742 1-Sep-2021 11:04

ooh I hope so, I could never justify moving to gigabit, I don't think I saturate my 100/20 connection with what I do currently. But the 100 upload would be great.

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#2769743 1-Sep-2021 11:04

ada101:

Will 2 degrees offer a similar upgrade?

I'm sure they will as they have always been very good with this sort of thing in the past.

(and if they don't time to look for a new ISP....)

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#2769744 1-Sep-2021 11:04

I'm in a UFF area with 200/100 which I pay extra for, hopefully this will force UFF to reassess speeds too.

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#2769747 1-Sep-2021 11:07

Sorry, didn't see this topic before - here is the press release:

Chorus has announced its largest-ever performance upgrade for New Zealand fibre customers, as its ultra-fast broadband fibre rollout continues to track ahead of schedule.

Over the next three months, Chorus will work closely with broadband retailers to upgrade customers on its wholesale 100Mbps fibre service. The change will triple the download speed to 300Mbps, while increasing the upload speed five-fold from 20Mbps to 100Mbps, recognising the importance of upload speeds when working from home or using cloud services.

Chorus also plans to upgrade businesses using its wholesale 'Business Evolve' 100/100Mbps plans and 'Small Business Fibre' 100/100Mbps plans to 300/300Mbps and 500/500Mbps, respectively.

Chorus has built the lion's share of the country's fibre network over the past ten years, giving New Zealand a crucial socio-economic head start over other countries. The fibre build propelled New Zealand's broadband infrastructure well ahead of that in Australia, the UK and many other countries. However, some countries, where fibre is ubiquitous are starting to pull ahead.

The residential and business fibre upgrade announced today will see a sea change in broadband performance for the majority of fibre-connected homes and businesses. The average speed on the Chorus network is slightly above 200Mbps, meaning those on a fibre 100Mbps plan today have a lower than average connection speed. With 4K TV content becoming more and more widely available, people working more flexibly and online consultations becoming more mainstream, fast fibre speeds are only going to become more important.

Commenting on the upgrade, Chorus CEO JB Rousselot said, "Now more than ever, people are relying on fast, reliable broadband connections in their homes and businesses.

“In 2011, at the start of UFB, 30Mbps was considered a great broadband speed. In 2015, as Netflix launched in New Zealand, ‘great broadband’ increased to 100Mbps. We recognise that it is now time to shift up a gear again to ensure New Zealanders can take real advantage of the connectivity available to them.

“Our network traffic monitoring is showing that there are homes and businesses on fibre 100/20Mbps who regularly max out their broadband connection. While applications manage this congestion, it can result in buffering or lower resolution streams that can detract from the enjoyment of a great broadband experience.

"The performance upgrade we're announcing today is a significant step forward, tripling the download speed of our most popular fibre plan for, potentially, 600,000 homes and businesses, with no price increase at wholesale.

“To deliver this upgrade before the end of the year we’ll need to work closely with our broadband retailers, their support is crucial and much appreciated.”

In June, the monthly average household data usage over fibre averaged 500GB or half a terabyte, up from 436GB the year before. The latest lockdown has also seen unprecedented levels of data consumption over the network.

Sixty-five per cent of Kiwi households have connected to fibre, with 120,000 new fibre connections in the last financial year. Demand for reliable, high-capacity broadband continues to grow, with nearly 20 per cent of fibre customers now opting for a gigabit connection.

"We know that improved connectivity has positive societal and community benefits in an increasingly digital society," continues Rousselot.

"Upgrading the speed for up to half a million connections will allow more people to do so much more with their fibre connection at the same time, while still benefiting from a very reliable broadband service."

Consultation with broadband retailers on how best to pass through the plan speed increase to their customers is underway. Chorus anticipates that most customers on the 100Mbps fibre plan will be able to benefit from the enhanced performance in early December.

"The Commerce Commission's independent benchmarking consistently shows that fibre ranks number one for downloads, uploads, HD streaming and low latency. We’d encourage New Zealanders yet to make a move to fibre to find out more by either visiting our website, www.chorus.co.nz, or contacting their retailer for more information about how fibre could work for them," concluded JB Rousselot.

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#2769751 1-Sep-2021 11:10

nice! scaling down from gigabit can save ~$20/month...

wonder if the price of gigabit will drop a bit to keep current customers there instead of changing plans...

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#2769774 1-Sep-2021 11:20

Any word on 100/100mbps plans?

May need to upgrade my router - only has 100mbps ethernet support atm :(

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#2769776 1-Sep-2021 11:21

I really hope Spark / Skinny and co do upgrades too. From memory the 30/10 plan was upgraded to have 50Mbit down free of charge but both providers (at-least currently) don't seem to be offering this to customers. I suspect this is to "upsell" customers to the 100Mbit plan.

It is great that Chorus are doing this and advertising it also.

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#2769777 1-Sep-2021 11:24

This is good news.

Also hoping this makes other LFCs around the country re-shape their prices and offer upgrades as well.

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#2769780 1-Sep-2021 11:31

"For clarity, these changes will be upgrades to the existing plans; you will not need to build new plans or withdraw any of your existing offers to benefit from these upgrades."

So does this mean that my Spark "Unplan Netflix Fibre 100/20" will be boosted to 300/100 in the background without request nor a price increase from Spark??

Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

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