NBN - National Broadband Network

As a generic and generally accurate statement, home routers aren't great. Particularly if you're a high-level user or gamer, they often don't have the processing capacity to meet your needs. Asus has delivered to market a top-level...

Following the launch of Vodafone's unlimited 5G home broadband option, affiliated ISPs iiNet, Internode and Westnet follow suit. The ups and downs of cellular connectivity are present in that you need to live at an approved address and your experience...

There are so many options for home Internet connections these days, it can be intimidating if you're not sure what you want or need. Add to that the complexities of the connectivity options through the NBN and it...

Aussie Broadband is one of the most popular providers in Australia right now and with data like this, it's easy to see why. The independently captured data from Speedtest shows Aussie to be the fastest and most consistent...

While we've relied on internet in Australia for years for everything from music, to entertainment, to shopping and for work, the last couple of years have really changed the way we view our home internet connections. They've transformed from...

This may come as a surprise to many users, but the data captured by Speedtest.net shows Australias fixed-line Internet is still improving. Well, the speed is at least since the test only captures throughput at a moment in...

The mixed delivery system of the NBN is something resembling a hot mess, but the extension of Fibre to the Node (FTTN) and Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) is slowly resolving this. In a fresh announcement, NBN Co...

It's very easy to use a lot of data, but it becomes even easier when you're looking at weeks and months at home. Aussie Broadband has realised this and, during lockdowns, is offering users unlimited daytime data. The offer...

If you like the speed and service provided by Aussie Broadband as well as the electricity / gas offers from Origin Energy you can now sign up for "Origin NBN". According to the AFR this is actually an Aussie Broadband...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has commenced legal action against three of Australia's largest internet and telecommunications companies, accusing Telstra, Optus and TPG of misleading consumers about the speeds available on their NBN connections. Commencing action in the Federal...

In an unexpected move, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has announced it will promote discounted NBN and broadband services to its customers, after acquiring a 25% ownership stake in NBN retail telcos More Telecom and Tangerine. The partnerships announced today...

There are a lot of factors involved in the delays for customers wanting and needing HFC connections. This includes Shortages of modems coupled with service reliability woes. The collective issues led to a rethink about upgrading all...

If you look at the global situation right now, we've got it pretty good here in Australia. The biggest problems we face are political, or first world problems like Internet connectivity. Now that the NBN is "finished"...

There's been a growing chorus of NBN users reporting that their NBN modems have been damaged during lightning events, such that NBN Co has now agreed to replace some 10,000 Fibre to the Curb (FTTC) modems in New South...

There's been a crisis meeting today between NBN Co and retailers, with major issues including appointments for new connections and the long-running supply issues over HFC modems which mean that new connections are unable to proceed. The meeting included participants...