Dec
NBN Co announces 100 percent Renewable Electricity target and Towards Zero Carbon ambition
An emission reduction program bolstered by membership of RE100 and release of
the Company’s second Sustainability Report.
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Nov
NBN Co and CSIRO research reveals lasting effects of the great work from home experience
The ‘Staying connected’ report is one of the most detailed data mapping exercises undertaken in Australia to understand the behaviours and habits that have formed during the pandemic.
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New Paper Explores Opportunities for Australian Farmers to Unlock the Digital Agriculture Revolution
nbn™ and the National Farmers’ Federation have brought together industry experts in a new paper exploring the power of connectivity to enable a $15.6bn per year digital agriculture opportunity* for Australian farmers.
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nbn to help 10,000 Australians get ‘ScamFit’, as reports of nbn impersonation scams rise
NBN is on a mission to help 10,000 older Australians get ‘ScamFit’, providing them with the skills and education needed to fight-back against scammers.
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NBN Co announces 200,000 more homes and businesses to become eligible for nbn fibre upgrades, releases Q1 FY22 financial results
NBN Co today revealed the latest list of suburbs and towns where an additional 200,000 homes and businesses are set to benefit from the extension of fibre deeper into communities.
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Oct
Preparation a community effort when it comes to disaster season
nbn™ is calling on Australians to put safety measures in place this disaster season and follow some simple tips to help maintain communications during emergency and disaster events.
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Innovate with nbn grants open for regional and remote businesses across Australia
Applications are now open for the 2021 Innovate with nbn™ Grants Program, with $95,000 in total funding up for grabs to support regional and remote businesses drive the development and adoption of their bright ideas.
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Sep
Affordable broadband good news for Australian households
New research from Accenture, commissioned by NBN Co and released today, offers new insights into customer perceptions on affordability of the nbn™ network and a comparison to both other countries and other utilities in Australia.
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Latest research shows broadband-enabled households saved time and connected more during COVID-19
New research from consultancy firm Accenture, commissioned by NBN Co, found that Australians continue to derive immense value from the Internet and that COVID-19 has amplified Australians’ reliance on services over the nbn™ network for essential tasks, entertainment, and connection.
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Aug
300,000 more homes and businesses to become eligible for nbn fibre upgrade by ordering selected higher speed plans
NBN Co today revealed the latest list of suburbs and towns where an additional 300,000 homes and businesses are set to benefit from the extension of fibre deeper into communities.
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NBN Co and Victorian Government announce combined investment to lift the digital capability of Victoria
NBN Co and the Victorian Government have signed a landmark agreement that will see significant co-investment to deliver more fibre and faster broadband services to more areas of Victoria.
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NBN Co delivers reliable, secure, high-speed broadband to keep Australians connected and productive during lockdowns; strong revenue and EBITDA growth
NBN Co generated total revenue of $4.6 billion in FY21, an increase of 21 per cent year-on-year. Driving the solid revenue performance was the addition of 933,000 residential and business premises that connected to the nbn™ network in the last 12 months and a total of 8.2 million premises connected to the network at 30 June 2021.
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NBN Co creates 44 new nbn™ Business Fibre Zones, offers wholesale discounts on business nbn™ Enterprise Ethernet services
NBN Co today announced the creation of 44 new nbn™ Business Fibre Zones to deliver premium business-grade fibre to an additional 60,000 eligible businesses premises across Australia, on demand, with no charge for the design and construction of fibre to the premises when they order a premium business nbn™ Enterprise Ethernet service.
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Jul
NBN Co releases top five tips to keep Australians safe and productive online
Reliance on the nbn network, the nation’s digital backbone has never been greater, as millions of Australians continue to cope with ongoing restrictions to help curb the spread of COVID-19.
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NBN Co announces construction contracts for network evolution
NBN Co has awarded construction contracts with a total value of approximately $1.1 billion to extend fibre deeper into communities and advance the capability, reach and value of the nbn™ network for Australian homes and businesses.
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NBN Co furthers commitment to First Peoples with Jawun collaboration
NBN Co is excited to announce its further commitment to lifting the digital capability of First Peoples with a forward-looking relationship with Jawun.
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Jun
NBN Co invites applications for Regional Co-investment Fund
NBN Co has invited Expressions of Interest from federal, state, territory and local government agencies for the co-funding of projects to lift the digital capabilities of communities in regional and rural Australia.
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NBN Co releases Special Access Undertaking Variation 2021 Discussion Paper to industry
NBN Co today released its Special Access Undertaking (SAU) Variation 2021 Discussion Paper to commence its engagement with industry and consumer advocacy groups on key changes to the SAU it proposes to submit to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) later this year.
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May
NBN Co records strong growth in activations, on track to achieve FY21 financial forecast
More than 11.9 million premises are Ready to Connect to the nbn™ network and, in the nine months to 31 March 2021, more than 835,000 additional premises connected to the nbn™ network, taking total connections to more than 8.1 million premises. NBN Co is on track to achieve its FY21 forecast of 8.2 million active premises by 30 June 2021.
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NBN Co announces suburbs and towns where 900,000 more homes are eligible for a fibre upgrade by ordering selected plans
NBN Co today revealed the latest list of suburbs and towns around Australia where an additional 900,000 homes and businesses are set to benefit from the extension of fibre deeper into communities, enabling access to the wholesale download speed tier of close to 1 Gbps on demand by 2023 if they order plans based on eligible wholesale speed tiers.
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Apr
NBN Co proposes additional data inclusions and 12 month soft cap for variable charges in second round wholesale pricing consultation
NBN Co is proposing a soft cap on variable data capacity charges, more generous data inclusions and will progress long-term pricing reform through a Special Access Undertaking (SAU) variation consultation with industry and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
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Mar
Coverage increase and reduced wholesale prices to enhance business nbn™ satellite service
nbn has announced plans to expand its satellite beams for its business nbn™ satellite service (BSS) to cover 100 per cent of the Australian mainland and surrounding large islands to help retail service providers deliver business-grade services to businesses with hard to reach remote operations.
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Feb
Australian postcodes leading demand for faster broadband
More households than ever before are opting for higher speed nbn plans to support their needs for online work, learning, entertainment and connected life.
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NBN Co consults with industry in two-part wholesale pricing consultation paper
NBN Co today released its Pricing Review 2021 Consultation Paper 1, which seeks to deliver value, certainty and simplicity to the telecommunication industry and customers.
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NBN Co delivers strong H1 FY21 financial results, on track to achieve full year forecast
NBN Co today reported total revenue of $2.26 billion for the six months to 31 December 2020, a 25 per cent increase on H1 FY20. The strong result was underpinned by the acquisition of more than 660,000 new customers in the first half of FY21 and increasing demand for higher speed broadband plans.
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NBN Co announces next 100k premises in FTTN to FTTP upgrade
NBN Co today released details of the second tranche of 100,000 premises it will pass as it to extends fibre deeper into communities in selected metropolitan and regional areas of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.
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Jan
nbn takes Sydney Festival on regional tour
nbn, as Sydney Festival’s first ever Regional Partner, is creating pop-up community events in five regional locations across Australia this year that will screen a recording of Bangarra Dance Theatre’s performance Spirit: a retrospective 2021.
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nbn sets 5G long-range transmission world record
Technology trial paves way for additional tool to optimise performance and customer experience on the nbn Fixed Wireless network.
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