NBN Co Completes $480 Million Upgrade to Fixed Wireless and Satellite Services

Households and businesses in regional, remote, and outer-urban areas are now benefiting from faster broadband and increased data capacity, following the completion of NBN Co’s $480 million upgrade to its Fixed Wireless and Satellite services.

The upgrade has enabled around 800,000 premises to access broadband speeds of at least 100/20 Mbps. These enhanced speeds facilitate smoother streaming, faster downloads and uploads, and stronger connections, even with multiple devices online simultaneously.

The fixed wireless upgrades have significantly improved average end-user download speeds, increasing from approximately 48 Mbps in 2022 to over 100 Mbps today. Additionally, the use of the latest 4G and 5G wireless technology has allowed an extra 120,000 premises to access fixed wireless services for the first time.

NBN Co has introduced two new faster speed tiers, with around 90% of premises in the fixed wireless footprint now able to access speeds of up to 200-250 Mbps download, and around 80% of premises able to access speeds of up to 400 Mbps.

These upgrades are designed to meet Australia’s growing demand for data. The average Australian household currently uses more than 450GB of data per month, with around 22 connected devices. This is expected to increase to 1 Terabyte and more than 40 devices by the end of the decade.

In addition to the fixed wireless upgrades, the program has also enhanced NBN’s Sky Muster satellite service, providing much-needed connectivity options for over 200,000 households and businesses in regional and remote Australia. Customers now have access to unlimited data through NBN Co’s Sky Muster Plus Premium, offering download speeds of up to 100 Mbps.

This $480 million upgrade complements the Albanese Government’s broader investment in delivering a world-class NBN fibre network, backed by an additional $3 billion equity investment.