5G home broadband - Is public IP address available?

[mac0z]

Hi,

I'm currently on the 5G home broadband service. Just wondering if a public IPv4 address can be provisioned. Static would be great, but dynamic is fine. 

Thanks.

[BasilDV]

Hi @mac0z 

The 5G Home Broadband uses CG-NAT.

What is CG-NAT and how does it affect 5G Home Broadband services?

Techy types should be aware that 5G Home Broadband uses CG-NAT. Carrier-grade NAT (Network Address Translation) is a type of network that assigns services with a private IP address, instead of a dynamic public IP address. Our network will then translate that private address into a public address. This means that the following items (which depend on internal NAT) will not work on 5G Home Broadband:

• Port forwarding
• Hosting web, email or file servers internally
• Smart Home systems (e.g. accessing security camera footage remotely, home automation and printers)
• Remote Access (i.e. accessing your home computer or devices from another location)

BasilDV

[mac0z]

I'm going to assume that the answer is "no". But thanks anyway.