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NBN speed increases confirmed for September 2025

NBN Co has confirmed that it will accelerate several high-speed wholesale products on 14 September 2025. The changes follow a consultation with internet retailers, also known as retail service providers, and bring forward the development and launch of new hyper-fast residential and business products.

The NBN Home Fast wholesale product will increase from 100Mbps download and 20Mbps upload to 500Mbps download and 50Mbps upload. Home Super Fast will move from 250Mbps download and 25Mbps upload to 750Mbps download and 50Mbps upload. Home Ultra Fast will retain a 1,000Mbps download speed but double its upload speed from 50Mbps to 100Mbps.

The updated products will be available to eligible customers connected to the Fibre to the Premises and HFC networks. Customers who have already purchased one of the affected high-speed tiers, or upgrade to one before the changes take effect, are expected to receive the faster speeds automatically when their internet retailer makes the accelerated plans available.

Wholesale pricing and home equipment remain important

NBN Co says there will be no wholesale pricing changes arising directly from the speed increases. However, wholesale prices will continue to be reviewed annually under the Special Access Undertaking, in line with the Consumer Price Index. The transcript notes that CPI-aligned price increases are expected for financial years 2026 and 2027.

Indicative FY2026 wholesale prices given in the transcript are $58.93 for Home Fast, $63.93 for Home Super Fast and $73.93 for Home Ultra Fast. These are the prices paid by internet retailers to NBN Co, not the final prices paid by households. The transcript suggests retail pricing could be higher, but the actual consumer prices will depend on each retailer.

Faster NBN services will not necessarily resolve every home connectivity problem. In-home Wi-Fi, routers and other equipment can remain a limitation, particularly where older hardware is being used. NBN Co says the higher-capacity services are intended to support activities such as high and super-high-definition streaming, video conferencing and gaming across multiple connected devices.

Business multi-gigabit service also planned

NBN Co is also set to launch a 2,000Mbps download and 500Mbps upload wholesale product through Business Services Pro. The transcript does not provide a wholesale or retail price for this service. The residential speed changes and the business product are part of NBN Co’s broader fibre upgrade and higher-speed product programme.

ACCC clears Optus and TPG regional sharing arrangements

The ACCC will not oppose agreements between Optus and TPG covering mobile services in certain regional areas. The arrangements involve TPG authorising Optus to use specified TPG spectrum in defined regional areas, while Optus provides TPG with access to active mobile network infrastructure in some of those areas.

The companies will share certain spectrum and mobile towers to improve regional coverage and mobile service availability. The arrangements cover areas where approximately 17.7 percent of Australia’s population resides, according to the transcript. TPG will also transfer to Optus, or decommission, some existing mobile sites where Optus already has a site.

The ACCC said the agreement represents a structural change to the mobile services landscape. It considered that the arrangement could improve TPG’s regional coverage and ability to compete, while supporting Optus’s regional 5G rollout through access to TPG spectrum. The change may increase competition in regional markets where Telstra has historically been the main option for many customers.