Patent ID: 8879913

Claim:
A device for using a broadband network at a customer's premises comprising a physical connector for linking to the broadband network and a distributing structure that is connected to said physical connector for distributing broadband elements over one or more service modules for associated customer modules, characterized in that said distributing structure comprises a plurality of mechanically modularly arranged connector facilities at an interface between said distributing structure and said service modules so as to provide a repeatedly mechanically exchangeable connection for a service module belonging to one service provider from a range of mutually distinct service providers, and in that said distributing structure is provided with means for making said mutually distinct service providers indiscriminately exchangeable among said connector facilities, wherein the distributing structure and the one or more service modules are each provided with a separate processor, the processor of the distributing structure being orthogonally arranged to the distributing structure, so that data streams are not interfered with by the processor, but that the processor is capable of controlling the data streams, which thus flow directly to the distributing structure.