Households and businesses in Eden-Monaro are benefiting from faster internet and increased data with the completion of the Albanese Government’s $480 million upgrades to NBN Co’s Fixed Wireless and Satellite services.

Around 14,500 premises across Eden-Monaro can now access broadband speeds of at least 100/20 Mbps. These increased speeds allow for smoother streaming, faster downloads and uploads, and stronger connections – even with multiple devices online at the same time.

The fixed wireless upgrades have already delivered increased average end user download speeds for households from around 48Mbps in 2022 to over 100 Mbps today.

Using the latest 4G and 5G wireless technology has also enabled an additional 120,000 premises to access fixed wireless for the first time.

NBN Co has launched two faster speed tiers: around 90% of premises in the fixed wireless footprint can now access speeds of up to 200-250 Mbps download. Around 80% of premises can access speeds of up to 400 Mbps.

These upgraded services are helping to meet Australia’s growing demand for data. The average Australian household is using more than 450GB of data per month and around 22 connected devices. This is forecast to increase to 1 Terabyte and more than 40 devices by the end of the decade.

In addition to fixed wireless upgrades, the program has also improved NBN’s Sky Muster satellite service, which provides much-needed connectivity options for more than 200,000 households and businesses in regional and remote Australia.

Thanks to the Albanese Government, customers now have unlimited data through NBN Co’s Sky Muster Plus Premium, providing download speeds of up to 100 Mbps.

The $480 million upgrade complements the Albanese Government’s nation-building investment to deliver a world-class NBN fibre network, backed by an additional $3 billion equity investment.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP:

“Fast, reliable, affordable internet is an essential building block of any modern economy, boosting productivity, enabling innovation and creating jobs.

“Families and businesses in our regions and suburbs should have equal access to the opportunities the NBN delivers. Labor founded the NBN on this principal.

“Faster, more reliable internet allows smoother streaming, faster downloads and uploads, and stronger connections – even with multiple devices online at the same time.

“It enables access to essential government services, banking and telehealth, and learning and working online.

“The completion of these upgrades demonstrates what can be done with a publicly-owned NBN Co.

“In contrast, Peter Dutton wants to privatise the NBN, reducing services and making high speed internet more expensive for all Australians.”

Quotes attributable to Member for Eden-Monaro, Kristy McBain:

“Having reliable internet isn’t just a nice to have, it’s an absolute necessity – which is why we continue to get on with the job of connecting more people across Eden-Monaro to high-speed broadband.

“When we came to government, entire postcodes in Eden-Monaro were stuck on the former government’s copper network – impacting the ability to run small businesses, work from home, and access essential online services.

“Connecting these 14,500 premises to faster speeds is part of our record investment in the NBN, because regional communities deserve affordable, reliable services – just like you’d expect in the city.”