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 Accelerate Great program is accelerating 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, the program 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.
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 10 per cent in the past year alone, from 460 gigabytes in June 2024 to 508 gigabytes in June 2025.
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.
The trend is set to continue. Over the next decade, average monthly
