Frankton and Fernhill residents will have access to ultrafast broadband by autumn next year and downtown Queenstown customers can switch on at the end of this month.
Chorus continues to work in Wakatipu to introduce ultrafast broadband and the rural broadband initiative as part of the national effort.
New Zealand's largest telecommunications utility company has begun to install ultrafast broadband in Frankton and work will continue until January 2014.
Work will also take place in Fernhill between November this year and April 2014.
Fibre delivers large amounts of data further and faster than the copper cables which have traditionally delivered telecommunications services.
Residents receive a leaflet and a letter advising them of work scheduled and the impact on their area at least three weeks before work starts.
When Chorus has finished laying fibre in the streets, residents contact a telecommunications service provider to order a ultrafast broadband-based service.
They place an order with Chorus, which then organises a time to come to the customer's home and connect it to the new fibre network.
Chorus finished its fibre installation in central Queenstown and is now testing the network. Customers will be able to contact Telecom, and be connected from June 30.
Vodafone is expected to launch 4G for 4G capable smartphones and tablets on its price plans next week. The telco said 4G is up to 10 times faster than standard 3G services.
Telecom will launch its own 4G coverage in October, although it does not yet have a date for when its 4G will go live in Queenstown.
