nbn technology upgrades

nbn upgrades in New South Wales

3.96m premises in New South Wales are in the nbn footprint, 514k with a fibre upgrade available or planned, 194k able to get high speed fixed wireless and 460 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 New South Wales at a glance

Premises in the nbn footprint: 3.96m
Premises already on full fibre (FTTP): 1.56m
Premises with a fibre upgrade available or planned: 514k
Premises that can get high speed fixed wireless: 194k
Satellite premises able to move to a faster technology: 460

nbn technology in New South Wales

How the 3.96m premises in the nbn footprint connect today.

Fibre to the Premises (FTTP)1.56m (39.5%)
Fibre to the Curb (FTTC)255k (6.4%)
Fibre to the Building (FTTB)265k (6.7%)
Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC)853k (21.6%)
Fibre to the Node (FTTN)703k (17.8%)
Fixed Wireless219k (5.5%)
Sky Muster Satellite99.7k (2.5%)

Upgrades in New South Wales

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: 198k premises
Planned by nbn Co: 317k premises

About fibre upgrades

When premises become eligible

Dec 2025<10
Sep 2026130
Dec 20262.81k
Mar 2027430
Jun 2027200
Sep 20271.59k
Dec 20273.6k
Mar 2028460

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

194k premises in New South Wales

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 Superfast125k
FW Home Fast66.4k
FW Plus2.68k

About fixed wireless

Moving off satellite

460 satellite premises in New South Wales

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 wireless460

About satellite

nbn upgrades by postcode in New South Wales

2000–2099

2100–2199

2200–2299

2300–2399

2400–2499

2500–2599

2600–2699

2700–2799

2800–2899

3600–3699

3700–3799

3707<10 upgrades

4300–4399

4700–4799

4727<10 premises

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.