Broadband NewsSourced news on the NBN, broadband and networking technology in Australia.https://broadbandnews.com.au/Australia ranks third in Asia-Pacific for Wi-Fi 7, but most homes are a generation behindhttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/wifi-7-ookla-q3-2026/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/wifi-7-ookla-q3-2026/Ookla's Q3 data puts Wi-Fi 7 at about 8.6 per cent of Australian Speedtest connections, and many newer phones are still held back by older routers.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTWi-Fi 8: where it stands, and whether to wait for ithttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/wifi-8-where-it-stands/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/wifi-8-where-it-stands/The next standard targets reliability instead of peak speed. Final approval is not expected until 2028, so early products will be built on drafts.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarvell's US$115 billion Lumentum deal puts a major laser supplier inside an AI chip companyhttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/marvell-lumentum-optics/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/marvell-lumentum-optics/The all-stock deal raises a question for telecom buyers about who gets optical components first.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTAbout 19,000 Victorian premises added to full fibre expansionhttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/victoria-19000-fibre/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/victoria-19000-fibre/NBN Co says homes and businesses across 70 communities are expected to benefit.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOutdoor mobile coverage is now law, but the satellites and the funding are still to comehttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/uomo-passes-parliament/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/uomo-passes-parliament/Telstra, Optus and TPG must offer baseline outdoor voice and SMS across Australia from December 2027, unless the minister delays it.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNBN uploads get a free lift of up to 15 per cent, and you may need to reboot to get ithttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/nbn-upload-boost-october/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/nbn-upload-boost-october/NBN Co has raised the upload overhead allowance. FTTP and HFC gain the most, and Fixed Wireless allowances rise further.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFTTN customers will no longer need a faster plan to get full fibre from March 2027https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/fttn-plan-requirement-removed/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/fttn-plan-requirement-removed/NBN Co is dropping the high-speed plan requirement, extending the change it made for FTTC in July.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTNBN Co lifts its copper target to more than 99 per cent of remaining FTTN premises by 2030https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/fttn-99-percent-2030/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/fttn-99-percent-2030/Detailed design work has raised the January 2025 estimate of 95 per cent. Regional areas make up more than half of the premises in scope.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTNBN's Amazon Leo satellite service slips to around mid-2027 for most customershttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/nbn-leo-mid-2027/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/nbn-leo-mid-2027/NBN Co has finalised its launch plans at up to 50/10 and 100/20 Mbps. In February it was planning for first customers in late 2026.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNBN Co FY26 results: more premises on fibre than copper, and 37 per cent of services at 500 Mbps or fasterhttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-fy26-results/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-fy26-results/Revenue rose 3 per cent to $5.92 billion as the Accelerate Great speed changes moved customers into higher tiers.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTFTTC customers can now order full fibre on any planhttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/fttc-plan-requirement-removed/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/fttc-plan-requirement-removed/The change covers all 860,000 customers on Fibre to the Curb, which NBN Co says has higher fault rates than its other copper networks.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTACCC ends its Measuring Broadband program with fixed-line speeds at 99.4 per cent of planhttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/accc-final-broadband-report/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/accc-final-broadband-report/After eight years, the independent household speed tests are finishing. The regulator will keep monitoring through provider data.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTelstra and Google swap fibre for subsea capacity to build AI-era routeshttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/telstra-google-fibre-subsea/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/telstra-google-fibre-subsea/Google gets dark fibre on Telstra's Aura backbone, and Telstra gets fibre pairs on three Google subsea cables.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNBN wholesale prices rise from 1 July: what changed by speed tierhttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/wholesale-prices-july-2026/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/wholesale-prices-july-2026/Increases range up to $2.34 a month on popular fixed-line tiers. What you pay depends on your provider.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNBN Co's Targeted Upgrade program will end copper for selected premises from 2028https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/targeted-fibre-upgrades/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/targeted-fibre-upgrades/About 130,000 homes and businesses are in the first year. Notices start in July 2027 and suspensions no earlier than January 2028.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNBN Co and Nokia run four optical technologies at once in a 230 Gbps lab trialhttps://broadbandnews.com.au/news/supercharging-fibre-230g/https://broadbandnews.com.au/news/supercharging-fibre-230g/The Supercharging Fibre demonstration combined coherent optics with GPON, XGS-PON and 50G-PON. These are not customer speeds.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT