Faster internet and coverage for South Gippsland

WORK has started on the upgrades to the nbn Fixed Wireless network in Yanakie, Yanakie North and Foster Northeast, providing access to faster speeds and extending the coverage of the nbn Fixed Wireless network. 

The $750 million investment in the nbn Fixed Wireless and nbn Sky Muster satellite network – $480 million from the Australian Government and $270 million from nbn – was announced earlier this year and is on track to be completed by December 2024. 

When complete, the investment will expand the reach of the existing nbn Fixed Wireless footprint by at least 50 per cent, as well as enabling two new high speed fixed wireless plans – up to 100mbps and 250mbps. 

The additional capacity and reach available on the upgraded network will also enable up to 120,000 existing Sky Muster satellite only premises to access nbn Fixed Wireless for the first time. 

Work has begun to enable the upgrades, including nbn introducing is new technology and replacing some hardware on our fixed wireless towers. 
nbn will use 4G technology and software enhancements as well as introducing 5G mmWave technology to help deliver more coverage, minimise congestion and offer access to higher speed tiers on the nbn Fixed Wireless network. 

The tower upgrades will mean some planned outages that may impact homes and businesses and their ability to use their nbn service, while the work is underway. 
The upgrade work is already underway on towers in Yanakie and Yanakie North, and scheduled to begin in Foster Northeast in the coming weeks. 

Upgrade works on a tower will usually require a total of three to four planned service outages over one to two weeks. 

Impacted homes and businesses should be notified of any outages via their retail service provider. Information will also be available via the nbn website: www.nbnco.com.au/support/network-status . The tower works will not impact nbn fixed line or nbn Sky Muster satellite services. 

To minimise disruption, nbn will aim to perform tower upgrade works between 10pm and 10am on weeknights, or where necessary between 6am and 6pm on weekends. 

In addition to tower upgrades homes and businesses may also need to update their nbn devices at their premises to get the benefits of the upgrades. 

nbn will contact those impacted directly. Not all devices will need to be replaced. 

nbn is undergoing final planning for the full roll out of the program and expects that from mid-2023, they will start to move the eligible 120,000 premises currently in the nbn satellite footprint to the expanded nbn Fixed Wireless footprint and offer enhanced busy hour speeds and higher-speed tiers. 

For more information and to register for updates, customers are encouraged to visit our blog for an update on nbn’s Fixed Wireless and Satellite Upgrade Program: https://www.nbnco.com.au/blog/the-nbn-project/nbns-fixed-wireless-and-satellite-upgrade-program