Mounting Hyperfibre ONT

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BlackHand

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#320394 8-Aug-2025 11:35

I'm contemplating getting hyperfibre but looking at the design of/location of ports on the Hyperfibre ONT (https://www.chorus.co.nz/help/ont/hyperfibre-type-110#check-connections) how is it mounted in their home distributor box - my current (Type 100) ONT is perfectly mounted there with wires/cables neatly arranged.

Keen to understand what are people doing?

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BMarquis

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Chorus

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#3401042 8-Aug-2025 14:15

BlackHand:

Thanks for that information, future problem how to request this version when it does become available - so I don't get the old stock/previous crappy version.

There is no (and will not be a) way to request that.

new ONTs being used are dependant on techs/service companies consuming their (and our) stock of the current device.

noroad

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#3410653 3-Sep-2025 09:13

Hi all, here are pictures of the new Type 210 ONT. Its the same as the type 500 except for the 10G port.

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#3410712 3-Sep-2025 13:03

lxsw20:

I assume there must be a decent cost different, otherwise wouldn't it make sense to just install Type 210 for all new installs?

Yes, there is. The new Zyxel is purely a layer2 device. The Nokia has NAT/Wifi capability that is no longer offered as an available service. This being said, the Layer2 is no different in the new ONT so using up any leftover stock of the older devices before deploying the new devices makes perfect economic sense. There are Nokia devices in the same class as this new ONT but seeing as the XGS-PON/GPON transport is standardized the Zyxel can talk to the upstream Nokia OLT's without any issues. For those that are not aware Zyxel is a Taiwanese company that has been making telecommunications devices for many years, I remember using 9.6k Zyxel modems all those years ago.

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#3456646 28-Jan-2026 11:07

corksta:

Does anyone know how the rollout of the new ONT is going? Is the newer one the default one now or are they still using up stock of the Nokia?

Due to a high failure rate with the Nokia ONTs, they are exclusively installing the new ONT for new HF connections.

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