Fibre broadband is coming to Omaha and Chorus is holding a public information session to help people better understand how they can get connected and why they should want to.

Subject to Covid alert levels being at Level 1, the Chorus team will be on hand at the Omaha Beach Golf Club from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday 23 February 2021 to answer residents’ questions about getting connected to fibre, or how to make the most of fibre in their home or business.

When Chorus’ fibre build is completed in January next year, more than 1,400 homes and businesses in Omaha will be able to connect to a world-class fibre broadband network.

“We are bringing world-class connectivity to Omaha and in most cases getting connected is free,” says Andrew Carroll, Chorus General Manager of Customer and Network Operations.

“Fibre provides the broadband equivalent of an autobahn right to the door of homes and businesses, and it will future-proof Omaha for the exponential growth in data usage that we expect to see continue for some time to come. That fibre plans are no more expensive than broadband plans using other technologies is an added advantage.”

Chorus’ role in the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband programme covers about 1.3 million homes, businesses, schools and medical centres across the country. By January, the average data usage across the nation had increased to 403GB per month – in 2011 this was nearer 10GB per month – and the average downstream connection speed has increased to 181Mbps.

“Fibre is how we internet now. What is common in most homes now is that multiple devices are connected at the same time and this is where the performance of fibre shines,” Mr Carroll says.