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[kitz]

Zyxel is one of the first manufacturers to independently pass BT's Modem Conformance Testing for their VDSL2 modem/routers.

ZyXEL is one of the first CPE vendors to have its modem products conform to BT’s Modem Conformance Testing (MCT) for VDSL2 self-install devices.

The move by ZyXEL to accredit the Wireless N VMG8324-B10A and Dual-Band Wireless AC/N VMG8924-B10A devices comes as the need for engineer installs and two box solutions decreases rapidly. User self installations are now becoming the norm – as they remove the hassle of organising a costly engineer visit.

ZyXEL’s VMG8924-B10A and VMG8324-B10A modems enable ISPs to break their reliance on costly engineer installations for modems. Moreover, they provide greater choice for ISPs in delivering a self-install fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) services to customers. Both devices support ADSL2+, meaning ISPs can deploy them to ADSL2+ customers without having to invest in, or replace, with new customer devices when they migrate from ADSL2+ to VDSL2. They also both feature dedicated Ethernet WAN ports, which support Gigabit throughput, so ISPs can roll out to FTTH or LTE customers.

The VMG8924-B10A features 802.11ac technology to provide wireless data rates of up to 1.3 Gbps, while the VMG8324-B10A features 802.11n delivers up to 300 Mbps. Both devices provide stable, reliable wireless connections for high-speed data and multimedia usages. The 802.11ac/n technology empowers the devices to eliminate dead zones and extend coverage while retaining backward compatibility with any Wi-Fi certified device.

With Quality of Service (QoS) features, service providers can freely design their QoS policies and prioritise the mission-critical services such as IPTV and VoIP, based on their service plan offerings. This increases network efficiency and productivity that enable service providers to offer a real multi-play solution meeting the needs of residential users.

"Our focus for accrediting the VMG8324-B10A and VMG8924-B10A modems was to enable ISPs to continue to provide FTTC services to consumers and decrease the reliance on expensive Openreach engineer installs and undesirable two box solution,." says Alan Turner, ZyXEL Service Provider Product Manager UK & Ireland. "With these ZyXEL modems, service providers now have the option of providing FTTC consumers with two high performance and cost effective modems with the crucial flexibility of the self-install option".

Zyxel Press Release

[AArdvark]

Thanks BT, we were not sure ...... even though it worked better than the approved stuff we got from our ISP. 

[Starman]

Love to know what firmware release they tested with.

[AArdvark]

Joking aside this is handy as the next time I get an OR Engineer out I can use freely use the Zyxel as it is 'Approved'
Last time I swapped the HG612 back to ensure their was no excuses for the OR Engineer

[GigabitEthernet]

Yes a lot of the Openreach engineers seem to be convinced that you have to use the Openreach modem.

The biggest pain is when they replace the Huawei HG612 with an ECI, even though you're on a Huawei cabinet...

[AArdvark]

Yes a lot of the Openreach engineers seem to be convinced that you have to use the Openreach modem.

When it was installed it was made clear to me, in passing, that was the case.
OR Engineer saw the other kit, some in bits  , and assumed I *might* play with the hardware.
Not sure why he got that impression

[kitz]

Other devices which have passed BT's Modem Conformance Testing:

Cisco
C887VA-W-E-K9
C887VAG+7-K9
C887VAGW+7-E-K9
C887VA-WD-E-K9
C897VAW-E-K9
C897VAG-LT-GA-K9
EHWIC-VA-DSL-A


Devices which failed but due for retest

Frtizbox GMBH
Vigor 2860

Devices under test/scheduled for test

Huawei HG633
Technicolor TG589VAC
Billion 8800NL (Nov 2015)

[kitz]

Nov 2015 : Update


Fully Approved Compatible Modems

Supplier   Device Name   Chipset   Firmware   Notes
Cisco   C887VA-K9   BCM63168   39m_B_38h3_24h   Plus 14 variants
Cisco   C897VA-K9   BCM63168   39m_B_38h3_24h   Plus 5 variants
Zyxel   VMG8324-B10A   BCM63168   A2pv6F039q   
Zyxel   VMG8924 (Z-400UK)   BCM63168   1.00(AAKL.10)C0_0703   
Huawei    HG633   TriductorG1.01   G3_01.32.10   
Technicolor   TG589VAC   BCM63168   A2pv6F039r.d26e   
Technicolor   TG588v2   BCM63381   15.3

Conditionally Approved Compatible Modems

Supplier   Device Name   Chipset   Firmware   Notes
Technicolor   589v3   BCM63168   A2pv6F037g.d24c1   
Zyxel   1312   BCM63168   V1.00(AAJZ.5)b2_0331

Source: Cerberusnetworks

[pooclah]

Thanks for the list.  Looks like I need to get a copy of the approved firmware for my VMG8924 – just in case.

[kitz]

I dont think its too important.   I think they just make a note of the f/w version during the time they tested and if its after that it should be fine.

I haven't checked, but at first glance it looks like those are different versions, yet iirc the VMG8324 and VMG8924 share the same f/w anyhow.