The use of technology in Australian homes, especially new homes, is increasing rapidly. Australians grasp and use new technology quickly, for example when VCRs and mobile phones were introduced, Australians had the fastest take-up per capita in the world.
Many homes now have computers, multiple phone lines for telephone, fax or modem; security surveillance and lighting; and cable, satellite or free-to-air TV in two or more rooms. There is air conditioning, ducted vacuuming, intercoms for baby safety and then the home office. Broadway is a system developed by Krone Australia which allows all services in the home to be accessed from a central administration point. Krone claim that it is the only "truly flexible" domestic cable management system aimed at meeting Australian and global standards. In the home, the Broadway system links every room with telephone, fax and computer lines, plus cable and broadcast TV. The equipment can be operated from any room in the house, meaning you only need one piece of equipment which works anywhere. A video can be watched in any room with a single VCR and cable TV played in any room with the one central pay TV decoder. Other features include:
- Camera surveillance to any monitor/TV
- Stereo output to any room
- Optical fibre transmission
- In-home computer networking
The user-friendly system runs by a patching system, using structural cabling. In the past, patching was the system used when telephone calls went through an operator. The operator connected the call by patching and when the call was over the patch was removed. The patch is simply a cable or wire which joins two points together. With the Broadway system you do your own patching, meaning you decide where to locate your telephone or other equipment and when to allow access to them. The Broadway system is modular which means it can be added to and expanded, without rewiring, to suit your future needs and as technology becomes available.
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