nbn technology upgrades

nbn upgrades across Australia

12.8m premises in Australia are in the nbn footprint, 1.73m with a fibre upgrade available or planned, 722k able to get high speed fixed wireless and 1.23k moving off satellite. Check your address to see what applies to you.

Check your address

See your premises' current nbn technology and any upgrade nbn Co has available or planned for it.

nbn in Australia at a glance

Premises in the nbn footprint: 12.8m
Premises already on full fibre (FTTP): 5.39m
Premises with a fibre upgrade available or planned: 1.73m
Premises that can get high speed fixed wireless: 722k
Satellite premises able to move to a faster technology: 1.23k

nbn technology in Australia

How the 12.8m premises in the nbn footprint connect today.

Fibre to the Premises (FTTP)5.39m (42.2%)
Fibre to the Curb (FTTC)691k (5.4%)
Fibre to the Building (FTTB)652k (5.1%)
Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC)2.55m (20%)
Fibre to the Node (FTTN)2.38m (18.6%)
Fixed Wireless805k (6.3%)
Sky Muster Satellite308k (2.4%)

Upgrades in Australia

Fibre upgrades

Through its fibre upgrade programmes, nbn Co is replacing copper and cable connections with full fibre to the premises (FTTP) in eligible areas. Premises marked eligible can order the upgrade now; planned premises have a target quarter from nbn Co.

Eligible to order now: 683k premises
Planned by nbn Co: 1.05m premises

About fibre upgrades

When premises become eligible

Dec 202510
Sep 2026460
Dec 20265.2k
Mar 20271.11k
Jun 2027830
Sep 20272.77k
Dec 20275.26k
Mar 20281.28k

1. Check your address
Confirm your premises is eligible for a fibre upgrade, or when it is planned.
2. Order an eligible plan
nbn Co sets the plan and speed conditions for a free upgrade. We will confirm what applies to your address.
3. Installation
nbn Co runs fibre to your premises and installs the connection box. Your existing service keeps working until the switch.
4. Switch to fibre
Your service moves onto the new fibre connection, usually with only a short outage on the day.

High speed fixed wireless

722k premises in Australia

nbn Co has upgraded much of its fixed wireless network with new towers and 5G technology, making faster speed tiers such as Home Fast and Superfast available to eligible fixed wireless premises.

FW Superfast448k
FW Home Fast263k
FW Plus10.7k

About fixed wireless

Moving off satellite

1.23k satellite premises in Australia

As the fixed wireless network expands, nbn Co is moving some Sky Muster satellite premises onto fixed wireless or other terrestrial technology for faster, lower-latency connections.

Moving to fixed wireless1.22k
Moving to fibre10

About satellite

nbn upgrades by state

Frequently asked questions

: nbn Co is moving premises from older connection types to faster ones: FTTN, FTTC and HFC premises to full fibre (FTTP), fixed wireless premises to higher speed tiers, and some satellite premises to fixed wireless.
: Use the address checker on this page. It shows your current technology and whether nbn Co lists an upgrade for your premises as available now or planned.
: nbn Co sets the conditions for its fibre upgrade programmes, including the plan speed you need to order. We'll confirm what applies to your address before anything is booked.
: The figures on these pages come from nbn Co's rollout data and refresh every morning.