First lot of free FTTP upgrades will be ready to go in March

Anula Wiwatowska - Offsite Editorial Lead

Last updated 10 February 2022

NBN Co today announced that the first slew of suburbs in the free FTTP upgrade scheme can place orders for faster speeds by the end of March.

A range of areas with Fibre to the Node (FTTN) connections across Australia have been earmarked to receive free upgrades to Fibre to the Premises (FTTP), as part of the NBN Network Investment Plan. The goal of this plan is to make download speeds of up to 1Gbps available to 75% of fixed line connections in Australia.

Currently, only FTTP connections, and 95% of Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) connections can achieve NBN 1000 speeds. But according to the Plan, these upgrades should be rolled out to all the eligible suburbs by 2023, with the first of the areas will be able to trigger these upgrades by late March this year.

The areas in question are all connected to FTTN, which is widely considered the worst NBN technology type. A house or business needs to be within 400 meters of the local Node in order to have a chance of achieving NBN 100 speeds. Upgrading these FTTN premises to FTTP will list the maximum download speeds from 50-100Mbps up to 1,000Mbps - the fastest NBN speed tier available.

Even though the work is already being done, in order to trigger the upgrade you’ll need to order a plan faster than its current capabilities. For most FTTN connection types that is an NBN 100, NBN 250, or NBN 1000 plan.

Fastest Typical Evening Speeds

#1	amaysim	amaysim Unlimited Data 500/43 Mbps typical evening speed $50/mth Min. cost $50 Deal: Includes $40/mth off for the first 6 months ($30 NBN Sale + $10 Standard Intro Offer), then $90/mth. Ends 20.10.26	500 Mbps	Go to Site
#2	Belong	Belong Unlimited Data 500/40 Mbps typical evening speed $59/mth Min. cost $59 Deal: Includes $36 off for 6 months - $59/mth for first 6 mths, then $95/mth (Offer ends 04.11.26) + Free $80 Mobile SIM	500 Mbps	Go to Site
#3	Tangerine Telecom	Tangerine Telecom Unlimited Data 500/42.5 Mbps typical evening speed $59.90/mth Min. cost $59.90 Deal: Includes $33/mth off for the first 6 mths, $59.90/mth for first 6 mths, then $92.90/mth. Ends 30.10.26	500 Mbps	Go to Site
#4	Dodo	Dodo Unlimited Data 500/48 Mbps typical evening speed $62.99/mth Min. cost $62.99 Deal: Incl. $30/mth discount for 6 months based on the standard price $92.99/mth*. Ends 08.12.26. T&Cs apply.	500 Mbps	Go to Site
#5	Moose NBN	Moose NBN Unlimited Data 500/45 Mbps typical evening speed $63.80/mth Min. cost $63.80 Deal: Includes $23/mth off for first 6 months - $63.80/mth for 6mths, then $86.80/mth + Get eero 7 modem for only $175 (RRP $249).	500 Mbps	Link not supplied
#6	Flip	Flip Unlimited Data 500/42 Mbps typical evening speed $69/mth Min. cost $69 Deal: Incl. $19.90/mth off for 6 months - $69/mth for first 6mths then $88.90/mth. New customers only. Ends 31.10.26. T&Cs apply.	500 Mbps	Go to Site

#1	SpinTel	SpinTel Unlimited Data 750/42 Mbps typical evening speed $69/mth Min. cost $69 WhistleOut Special: Includes $25.95 off your plan for first 6 months! $69/mth for first 6 months, then $94.95/mth.	750 Mbps	Go to Site
#2	Superloop	Superloop Unlimited Data 750/45 Mbps typical evening speed $79/mth Min. cost $79 Deal: Incl. $25/mth off for 6 mths! $74/mth for 6 mths, then $104/mth + Free eero 7 modem when you stay for 24 mths + Bundle & Save	750 Mbps	Go to Site
#3	Swoop	Swoop Unlimited Data 750/42 Mbps typical evening speed $85/mth Min. cost $85 Deal: Includes $24/mth off for 6 months, $85/mth for first 6 mths then $109/mth + Get the eero 7 for only $175 (normally $249)	750 Mbps	Link not supplied
#4	Aussie Broadband	Aussie Broadband Unlimited Data 750/44 Mbps typical evening speed $119/mth Min. cost $119	750 Mbps	Link not supplied
#5	Telstra	Telstra Unlimited Data 750/40 Mbps typical evening speed $119/mth Min. cost $59.50 Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply.	750 Mbps	Link not supplied
#6	Dodo	Dodo Unlimited Data 740/49 Mbps typical evening speed $69.99/mth Min. cost $69.99 Deal: Incl. $30/mth discount for 6 months based on the standard price $99.99/mth*. Ends 08.12.26. T&Cs apply	740 Mbps	Go to Site

#1	SpinTel	SpinTel Unlimited Data 1000/100 Mbps typical evening speed $76/mth Min. cost $76 Deal: Includes $28.95 off your plan for first 6 months! $76/mth for first 6 months, then $104.95/mth.	1000 Mbps	Go to Site
#2	MATE	MATE Unlimited Data 913/94 Mbps typical evening speed $101/mth Min. cost $101 Deal: Includes $25/mth off for first 6 mths, $101/mth for first 6 mths, then reverts to $126/mth (code MATE25) + Bundle & Save + more!	913 Mbps	Link not supplied
#3	Swoop	Swoop Unlimited Data 890/50 Mbps typical evening speed $85/mth Min. cost $85 Deal: Includes $24/mth off for 6 months, $85/mth for first 6 months then $109/mth + Get the eero 7 for only $175 (normally $249)	890 Mbps	Link not supplied
#4	Belong	Belong Unlimited Data 875/80 Mbps typical evening speed $75/mth Min. cost $75 Deal: Includes $35 off for 6 months - $75/mth for first 6 mths, then $110/mth (Offer ends 04.11.26) + Free $80 Mobile SIM	875 Mbps	Go to Site
#5	Aussie Broadband	Aussie Broadband Unlimited Data 875/92 Mbps typical evening speed $129/mth Min. cost $129	875 Mbps	Link not supplied
#6	AGL	AGL Unlimited Data 875/92 Mbps typical evening speed $134/mth Min. cost $134 Deal: AGL Bundle Offer - $119/mth when you BYO modem and have AGL energy.	875 Mbps	Link not supplied

#1	MATE	MATE Unlimited Data 1831/96 Mbps typical evening speed $141/mth Min. cost $141 Deal: Includes $25/mth off for first 6 mths, $141/mth for first 6 mths, then reverts to $166/mth (code MATE25) + Bundle & Save + more!	1831 Mbps	Link not supplied
#2	Aussie Broadband	Aussie Broadband Unlimited Data 1810/178 Mbps typical evening speed $189/mth Min. cost $189	1810 Mbps	Link not supplied
#3	AGL	AGL Unlimited Data 1780/92 Mbps typical evening speed $194/mth Min. cost $194 Deal: AGL Bundle Offer: $179/mth when you BYO modem and have AGL energy.	1780 Mbps	Link not supplied
#4	Superloop	Superloop Unlimited Data 1700/85 Mbps typical evening speed $148/mth Min. cost $148 Deal: Incl. $20/mth off for 6 mths! $148/mth for 6 mths, then $168/mth + Bundle & Save	1700 Mbps	Go to Site

For now, NBN Co hasn’t released the actual list of suburbs that will be eligible during this first round of upgrade, but you can check if yours is included on the list. For more in depth notifications, you can opt in for updates on the NBN website.

Anula Wiwatowska

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Anula is the Off-Site Editorial Lead for WhistleOut Australia, and an award winning tech journalist. She has been writing about the Australian telco industry, and consumer technology for over five years, and has been known to tell her Uber driver which phone they should upgrade to next.

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