Broadband news and advice

In case you’ve been living under a rock, Apple has just announced its brand new iPhone 13 series! 

NBN Co has released a series of documents outlining the process for customers to become eligible for free upgrades to an NBN FTTP connection, allowing access to the faster broadband speed tiers on the network. 

New research has shown most Australians are happy with the price and speed of their home broadband when compared to similar products in peer nations. Figures featured in the report show Australia has seen the largest improvement in broadband affordability between 13 similar nations between financial years 2018-2020. 

It’s September, folks (A.K.A., the Silicon Valley equivalent of Christmas). Yep, you guessed it! Apple has just announced its next iPhone drop. Introducing the iPhone 13 series…

Australia’s top internet service providers have submitted documents to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) proposing a restructure of the National Broadband Network pricing model that would see NBN Co take less revenue per customer to drive prices down. 

Internet retailer Aussie Broadband has agreed to a fibre-sharing deal with VicTrack, which owns Victoria’s transport land, assets and infrastructure, including the rail transport telecommunications network. 

NBN Co has announced the next group of suburbs that will be receiving fibre upgrades as a part of their network improvement program. More than 300,000 homes and businesses in the suburbs will become eligible for broadband speeds up to 1000mbps as a result of the upgrades. 

The ACCC’s latest Measuring Broadband Australia report has found that customers with fixed-line NBN connections experienced record speeds throughout May 2021. Most customers were also able to receive their maximum plan speed more frequently during the peak evening hours of 7pm-11pm. 

Faster internet could be on the cards for Victorians with the state government and NBN Co signing a co-investment agreement to deliver more fibre and quicker internet to more areas across the state.

Starlink’s satellite broadband service, owned and operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has passed 100,000 customers worldwide, with more than 400 in Australia despite availability being limited to a region-specific beta phase.