nbn wish to draw your attention to the following initiatives regarding development of products and services to support and build regional economies.

nbn is exploring 5G technology operating in mmWave spectrum as part of its commitment to continually enhance customer experience and evolve the Fixed Wireless network for future needs.

In live testing nbn and its technology partners achieved a stable 5G mmWave transmission of close to 1Gbps¹ at a distance of 7.3km. nbn anticipates ongoing testing to demonstrate even longer range capability in the future. More than 90% of nbn customers in regional and rural Australia currently within 7.3km of a Fixed Wireless cell.

nbn anticipates continued innovation and technology developments on the existing 4G platform to further enhance average and peak user speeds to complement a targeted 5G implementation in the future.

For more information, please read: nbn co Media Release