Australian’s NBN Co has announced that more than 99 per cent of the approximately 600,000 premises remaining in its Fibre to the Node (FTTN) upgrade program will have access to an nbn Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) upgrade by December 2030. This has been revised from the 95 per cent estimate announced in January 2025 as detailed design work has progressed.
According to NBN Co, the remaining FTTN upgrade program continues to build strong momentum nationwide, with more than 577,000 premises currently progressing through the detailed design stage. Around 254,000 of these designed premises are now under construction, of which approximately 91,000 are now eligible to order a fibre upgrade, bringing the benefits of full fibre within reach for more Australians.
At the conclusion of this upgrade program by December 2030, more than 11 million homes and businesses are expected to be eligible to access multi-gigabit wholesale speeds, providing the digital foundations needed to support households, businesses and Australia’s increasingly connected economy.
For households and businesses, access to full fibre means greater confidence in using bandwidth-intensive applications such as video conferencing, cloud services, online learning, telehealth, business operations and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence. The expansion of fibre access will help support Australia’s growing digital economy and ensure communities can take advantage of future digital opportunities wherever they live and work.
There are now more than 7.8 million homes and businesses that have access to a fibre service, and customers can check their eligibility for fibre upgrades by visiting the nbn website and entering their address.
Dion Ljubanovic, Chief Operating Officer at NBN Co, said: “Australia’s fibre future is taking another significant step forward, with more than 99 per cent of homes and businesses in the remaining Fibre to the Node upgrade footprint now expected to be eligible to access full fibre broadband.
“Fibre is the foundation for a more connected and resilient Australia. It delivers the dependable, high-capacity broadband people can count on – helping families, businesses and communities stay connected, productive and able to thrive in today’s digital world.
“We’re taking fibre deeper into communities across the country and continuing to upgrade thousands of premises from copper to fibre each week, enabling more Australians to benefit from faster, more consistent and highly reliable broadband.
“Together, these fibre upgrades and nbn’s Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) network will provide access to multi-gigabit-capable services for 94 per cent of premises across nbn’s fixed-line networks, and 99 per cent in regional areas, by 2030.”
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