Smart Locations
Enabling smarter cities, towns and rural communities
Overview
Chorus is supporting emerging growth of new technologies by providing the fibre connectivity required for the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT).
From traffic-monitoring CCTV cameras to digital billboard messages, smart city infrastructure is a key
part of our urban environment. Chorus will make smart locations work for you by
providing customised broadband solutions to bespoke locations connecting infrastructure beyond
the home and office fibre footprint.
Big connections for small spaces
Chorus has connectivity solutions to bring smart cities to life, backed by our fast, reliable, world-class fibre network. From SFP 50 to any of our applicable business fibre plans, our team with dedicated service wrap will work with you to meet your connectivity needs end to end.
 Police and Transport Traffic cameras and CCTV are key to how a city functions, providing the means to accurately monitor movement and traffic flow, leading to faster commutes and safer streets. |  Utility companies Whether it’s water, gas, sewage, or electricity, we provide the connectivity to help monitor utility distribution networks and predict unexpected peaks in consumption and maintenance requirements. |  Property and retail Connecting temporary sites with dependable Internet access, whether they’re operating short or long term. Examples include portacoms on construction sites or pop-up retail stores. |
 Events Helping event organisers set up, and for crowds to enjoy, Wi-Fi hotspots at major events, like concerts, festivals and sporting fixtures. |  Outdoor advertising Working with third-party tech solution partners to connect digital billboards and enable new interactive creative opportunities and consumer insights. |  Councils and Banking Whatever the need, a street address isn’t required for the smartest infrastructure in town. From ATM machines to traffic lights, street furniture to air quality sensors, Chorus has the connectivity solution to bring them to life. |
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Order your Bitstream 2 Smart Locations on our dedicated portal.
For access, please contact us.
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How it works
You can order a Bitstream 2 Smart Location request including the SFP 50 plan from the Smart Locations portal.
Using the portal, you can get faster order processing time as you can easily create a Smart location address and upload single to bulk orders through the file upload facility.
You can continue to order requests through the Chorus Portal (including Bitstream 3 & 3a), but you'll need to work with our in-house team first to create the address and check feasibility.
To request a Smart Location, you need to provide key details such as the address or GPS coordinates where the device will be located. Your circuit ID insertion, handover details, object type, and any site access or readiness requirements are also important. Your dedicated contact points within Chorus will keep you informed and guide you through the order process.
If you need to access the Smart Location portal, please contact implementation@chorus.co.nz
The Smart Locations SFP 50 as an option
Smart Locations are often in small tight spaces like poles, street furniture, comm’s boxes or they’re mounted to something where a standard ONT does not fit. To ensure you have your equipment connected to high-speed broadband, we have introduced the SFP50 plan.
This plan includes an SFP ONT and symmetrical bandwidth speeds of 50Mbps down and 50Mbps up. It also includes Chorus business restore service levels, giving you confidence that, should an outage occur to the Chorus service, it will be restored in the least possible time – like our premium fibre products.
The Smart locations SFP50 plan and ONT will enable your customers to connect their IoT equipment efficiently (e.g. CCTV, monitoring stations and digital signage) located in confined spaces using Chorus’ reliable and congestion-free ultra-fast fibre broadband.
The SFP 50 plan on NGA Bitstream 2 is designed for IoT use only and is not available for mobile network aggregation. Details can be found in the Bitstream 2/3/3a Accelerate SFP ONT Option Service Description .
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LoginBenefits
Benefits to retail service providers
- Customer experience: get access to a nationwide, reliable and congestion free network with a dedicated bandwidth for sensitive applications.
- Flexibility: connect fibre to objects or locations which are not at a physical street address. A unique ‘Smart’ address which reduces the risk of accidental service interruption.
- Future proof: future network capability required for 5G’s increased cell site density. Supports the emerging growth of new technologies by providing the fibre connectivity required for the ‘Internet of Things’.
Benefits to businesses
- Monetise your assets: tap into the new opportunities presented by smart cities through the continued investment in digitising infrastructure, transport and communications (e.g. traffic situation, parking management, energy and water conservation).
- Enhanced engagement with the people in your city: access to more data that will help us form new policies, and improve planning and decision-making at a local, regional and national level.
- Efficient and effective cities: smart city technology can make cities more effective and efficient, and given the projected rapid growth in urban populations over the next few decades – the time to explore smart options is now.
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