Australians with Fibre to the Curb (FTTC) NBN internet connections no longer need to order a high-speed plan to be eligible for an upgrade to a direct fibre connection.
NBN Co confirmed the change this morning, following through on its promise last year to streamline access to Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) technology. Following the change, 860,000 premises currently on FTTC are now eligible for an upgrade without needing to change internet plans.
Most recently, Australians who wanted to go full-fibre needed to either be on, or transition to, a 100Mbps NBN plan or faster to qualify. Now, FTTC households on lower-speed plans, including 50Mbps or 25Mbps, can request an FTTP upgrade.
“Full fibre not only offers multi-gig speeds, but is also far more reliable, more responsive, and more resilient through storms, floods and fires,” said Bec Heap, Executive General Manager Products and Pricing at NBN Co.
FTTC uses a combination of fibre and copper technologies to provide internet access. Aging copper infrastructure is more prone to faults, and isn’t as reliable as an end-to-end fibre connection. FTTP, on the other hand, is considered more reliable and supports faster speeds, including the 500Mbps tier launched as part of last year’s speed upgrades.
How much does an NBN fibre upgrade cost?
In many cases, upgrading to FTTP doesn’t cost residents anything. Checking with an internet service provider (ISP) is the best way to be sure, and they can also arrange with the NBN to book in the upgrade. There’s also an address checker on the NBN Co website to confirm fibre eligibility.
According to NBN Co, 38 per cent of NBN connections are FTTP, with upwards of 1.3 million upgrades from copper having already taken place. The internet infrastructure provider also confirmed that it completed 45,000 fibre upgrades in May, 19 per cent more than the same time last year.
Heap added that more fibre upgrades will help deliver “a better service today” while “ensuring our network can continue to grow” to keep up with Australians’ rising demand for reliable, high-speed internet.
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