Chorus was the first to coin the word “Hyperfibre” in order to promote their next generation of fibre services. The technical name for the technology behind Hyperfibre is “XGS-PON”. The “X” in XGS represents the number 10, whereas the “G” stands for Gigabit, and the letter “S” stands for symmetrical. XGS-PON is a 10 Gigabit Symmetrical Passive Optical Network. XGS-PON technology enables you to reach an internet speed of up to 10Gbps for download and upload regardless of the distance.
The initial Hyperfibre service will support best effort symmetric speeds up to 8Gbps, with 2Gbps and 4Gbps option launched initially.
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