At about 1147 people per square kilometre, Tecoma has properties where the run to an outbuilding is well beyond what Cat6 will carry. Because Tecoma sits about 220 metres up, lightning damage to copper between buildings is common, which is a strong argument for fibre.
Being around 33 kilometres from the city, Tecoma has the room for proper pits and conduit rather than improvised routes. Being part of Yarra Ranges, Tecoma follows the standard position on fibre work: registered cabler, compliant work, documented.
We treat Tecoma, Belgrave and Belgrave Heights as one working area rather than three separate postcodes. The 2021 census figure for Tecoma was 2064 residents. The suburb covers about 1.8 square kilometres of Yarra Ranges under postcode 3160.
We are in and out of Tecoma and its neighbours constantly. That run includes Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Ferny Creek and Lysterfield. It is around 7.1 kilometres south-east from our Boronia base to Tecoma. Short runs like that are how we keep a fixed price honest instead of building travel into it.