nbn technology upgrades

nbn upgrades in South Australia

939k premises in South Australia are in the nbn footprint, 141k with a fibre upgrade available or planned, 74.6k able to get high speed fixed wireless and 70 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 South Australia at a glance

Premises in the nbn footprint: 939k
Premises already on full fibre (FTTP): 348k
Premises with a fibre upgrade available or planned: 141k
Premises that can get high speed fixed wireless: 74.6k
Satellite premises able to move to a faster technology: 70

nbn technology in South Australia

How the 939k premises in the nbn footprint connect today.

Fibre to the Premises (FTTP)348k (37%)
Fibre to the Curb (FTTC)37.4k (4%)
Fibre to the Building (FTTB)25.1k (2.7%)
Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC)209k (22.3%)
Fibre to the Node (FTTN)216k (23.1%)
Fixed Wireless83.1k (8.8%)
Sky Muster Satellite20.2k (2.2%)

Upgrades in South 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: 66.6k premises
Planned by nbn Co: 73.9k premises

About fibre upgrades

When premises become eligible

Dec 2025<10
Sep 202620
Dec 2026170
Mar 2027210
Jun 202720
Sep 2027300
Dec 2027460
Mar 2028150

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

74.6k premises in South 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 Superfast47.6k
FW Home Fast25.6k
FW Plus1.28k

About fixed wireless

Moving off satellite

70 satellite premises in South 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 wireless70

About satellite

nbn upgrades by postcode in South Australia

0800–0899

0872900 premises

5000–5099

5100–5199

5200–5299

5300–5399

5400–5499

5500–5599

5600–5699

5700–5799

5900–5999

595010 upgrades

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.