nbn has delivered one of the most significant internet upgrades in Australia’s history, with millions of homes and businesses now able to access faster broadband speeds under the Accelerate Great program.
The program increases the wholesale speeds available to eligible customers on the nbn® network for selected speed tiers on fibre to the premises (FTTP) and hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) networks.
Designed to meet the growing demand for high-speed broadband, this upgrade enables homes and businesses to do more online – whether it’s learning, working, healthcare, streaming, gaming, home smart devices and appliances or using new digital tools.
nbn said that Australian households and businesses are using more data than ever before, and this trend will continue as new technology emerges and becomes a part of our lives. Average monthly data consumption per premises on the nbn network has risen by more than ten per cent in the past year alone, from 460Gb in June 2024 to 508Gb in June 2025.
The nbn data show that this surge reflects the growing demands of today’s connected households, which now support more than 25 internet-connected devices, a number expected to climb to more than 44 by the end of the decade. Likewise, small and medium businesses rely on high-speed internet for cloud applications, digital collaboration and video conferencing.
It also shows that the trend is set to continue, and over the next decade, average monthly download usage is expected to surpass 1100Gb, and the number of devices in both homes and businesses will continue to climb. nbn said the rise of new technologies, as well as expanded access to online education, telehealth and continued growth of cloud services, will further drive this demand for faster broadband.
Australians are embracing higher-speed broadband like never before, with more than 34.8 per cent now connected on wholesale plans offering 100Mbps or above. Looking ahead, nbn expects that the Accelerate Great program will lead to the new 500Mbps wholesale speed tier becoming Australia’s most popular nbn plan.
Already more than 9.8 million homes and businesses are eligible for these accelerated speeds, rising to more than ten million by the end of the year that will be capable of accessing multi-gigabit wholesale speeds.
nbn has empowered phone and internet providers to make the speeds available to their customers. nbn expects phone and internet providers to begin rolling out the accelerated speeds to eligible customers over the coming weeks.
