Eligible residential homes and businesses in Launching Place, Seville East and Woori Yallock can now connect to faster internet speeds through the nbn® Fibre Connect program.
The program delivers Fibre to the Premises upgrades to eligible customers through their preferred phone and internet provider when they order an eligible plan*.
Fibre to the Premises is nbn’s fastest and most reliable residential connection on the nbn® network. It can deliver wholesale download speeds of close to 1 Gbps, which can support things like simultaneous streaming of high-definition video, faster downloading and uploading of large files.
As the most reliable residential connection, it provides better support for things like super high-quality streaming, even when more people are online at once.
Head of nbn Local Victoria Emily Peel said with more connected devices than ever before, there is increasing demand for faster and more reliable internet from homes and businesses.
“The demand for faster and more reliable internet is the highest we’ve ever seen, as the way people use technology continues to evolve. This is being driven by trends such as hybrid work and study arrangements and an increase in online entertainment, such as streaming services and gaming, across multiple devices,” she said.
“The last couple of years have shown us just how critical the nbn network is. We want more people to reap the benefits of fast and reliable internet, now and into the future. Almost one-in-five premises on nbn’s fixed line network are connected to plans based on nbn wholesale speed tiers with peak wholesale download speeds of 100 Mbps and above. We expect this demand to keep growing.”
The nbn Fibre Connect program is available to select areas in the nbn Fibre-to-the-Node (FTTN) and Fibre-to-the Curb (FTTC) footprint and is being rolled out progressively.
nbn’s purpose is to help lift the digital capability of Australia by connecting homes and businesses across Australia and providing access to the positive social and economic benefits enabled by access to a secure digital backbone.
People can access the Fibre Connect program through three simple steps:
1. Check their address on the nbn website www.nbn.com.au/fibreupgrade to see if they are in an eligible area.
2. Contact a participating phone and internet provider and ask if they can order an eligible plan.
3. Book an installation with their preferred phone and internet provider.
