To use Splice NBN, you'll need two pieces of equipment: an NBN connection box and a modem.

NBN connection box
The NBN connection box (also called an NTD, or network termination device) is the small white box installed inside your home by NBN Co. It's where the fibre connection to your home ends, and it's what your modem plugs into.

• If your premises already has an FTTP connection box, you'll use the existing one.

• If your premises is new to FTTP, including FTTN upgrades, NBN Co will install one during your installation at no cost.

The connection box belongs to NBN Co and stays with the property if you move. It needs to stay plugged into power and switched on for your internet to work.

Newer connection boxes come with a single port. If you'd like a 4-port connection box, a charge may apply. See Is there any cost to install Splice NBN?

Modem
Your modem connects to the NBN connection box with an Ethernet cable and creates your home WiFi network.

• Splice modem: TBA

• Bring your own: You can use your own modem as long as it supports an Ethernet WAN connection (sometimes labelled WAN or Internet). Older ADSL or VDSL-only modems won't work with FTTP. 

If you're on a plan faster than 1000Mbps, your modem will need a WAN port of 2.5Gbps or faster to reach full speeds.

Anything else?

• An Ethernet cable to connect your modem to the connection box (usually included with your modem).

• A power point near the connection box and modem.

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