List of remaining Australian suburbs to receive NBN Co’s full fibre rollout revealed
More than half a million homes and businesses across Australia are set to receive full fibre NBN connections as the final stage of a huge upgrade to the network is rolled out.
The rollout, which affects more than 620,000 businesses still using fibre to the node connections, is part of a $3 billion investment by the Albanese Government alongside more than $800 million from NBN Co.
Once it’s complete by 2030, as many as 11 million homes and businesses will be able access the fastest wholesale internet speeds possible. More than 9.8 million can already access these speeds.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.NBN Co chief network officer Dion Ljubanovic said Aussies were embracing full fibre and high-speed internet speeds “like never before”.
“The NBN network — and access to high-speed broadband — is a critical enabler of productivity, innovation and economic growth,” he said.
“It ensures that homes and businesses, whether in metropolitan centres or regional towns, can fully participate in the digital economy now and into the future.”
Sydney local Andrey Derevyanko, who works in the tech industry from his home in Engadine, said upgrading to full fibre “changed everything” for his family.
He said he and his family had more than 40 connected devices at home, and once his connection was upgraded to full fibre they “didn’t need to worry about whether the internet could keep up anymore”.
“It could handle everything we threw at it, even when everyone was home and online at the same time,” he said.
Modelling from Accenture, commissioned by the Albanese Government, suggests the upgrade will provide a $10.4b cumulative uplift in GDP over the next decade.
It’s also projected to save individual households more than 100 hours and $2580 in avoided travel time per year.
Minister for Communications Anika Wells said “all Australians” deserved access to reliable and fast internet.
“This will make a real difference to so many Australians, whether that’s through the smoother running of their business, more reliable video calls when working from home or faster streaming when watching the latest Bluey episode with the kids.”
