nbn Proposes 2Gbps Speed Tiers for FTTP and HFC

Twix on 17/05/2024 - 13:18
Last edited 19/06/2025 - 23:24

nbn are proposing new 2Gbps speed tiers for the FTTP and HFC network.

nbn Home Hyperfast for FTTP, offering speeds of 2,000/200 Mbps
nbn Home Hyperfast for HFC, offering speeds of 2,000/100 Mbps
Business Fibre Plan for FTTP, offering speeds of 2,000/500 Mbps

This change requires a new NTD to be installed.

The 1-port FTTP NTD only has a 2.5GbE port, optical fibre and power. Here is a picture of the 2.5GbE FTTP NTD in the middle with the XGS ONT label. No more running up to four connections like the existing Gigabit NTD can.

The 4-port FTTP NTD has a 10GbE and 3 x 2.5GbE ports. Multiple connections are allowed.

1-port 2.5GbE HFC NTD picture.

You might need to purchase a new router with 2.5GbE ports.

When: TBA late 2024 or in September 2025.

2Gbps plan price: TBA.

Source: NBN Co accelerates multi-gigabit speed talks with retailers

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Comments

  • jv on 17/05/2024 - 13:20
    +5

    This change requires a new NTD to be installed.

    and probably replace existing switches to be able to get these speed…

  • soan papdi on 17/05/2024 - 13:22

    No more running up to four connections like the existing Gigabit NTD can.

    So churning FTTP plans will create downtime or will become seamless like FTTC currently is?

    • Twix on 17/05/2024 - 13:25

      It should be seamless. You might have to update your router WAN details.

  • soan papdi on 17/05/2024 - 13:25
    +3

    Honest question. Is there any technical reason we don't see plans like 200/200 or even 100/100? I don't need Gigabit but faster uploads would be good to have.

    • jv on 17/05/2024 - 13:28
      +1

      Is there any technical reason we don't see plans like 200/200 or even 100/100?

      No, not technical reason.

      The vast majority of customers don't need them, thus they are usually only available to business customers…

      • ldd-mn on 17/05/2024 - 13:30
        +2

        Well faster upload speeds offered for consumer plans in NZ, 300/100, 950/500, etc.

        • jv on 17/05/2024 - 13:31
          -3

          Yes, but 99% of residential customers don't need symmetrical speeds.

          • ldd-mn on 17/05/2024 - 13:33
            +4

            @jv: Well good, because those aren't symmetrical.

        • jv on 17/05/2024 - 13:31
          -5

          NZ has really crappy mobile speeds by the way….

          • ldd-mn on 17/05/2024 - 13:34
            +1

            @jv: But they have good network coverage instead on all networks.

            • jv on 17/05/2024 - 13:35
              -1

              @ldd-mn: Not really… Found lots of dead spots driving across both islands.

    • Twix on 17/05/2024 - 13:28

      I don't know if there is a technical reason. nbn seem to be keeping symmetrical speeds for enterprise business users.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/05/2024 - 14:05
      +3

      Leaptel have 250/100 and 500/200. The change is coming though, should be the norm in the next couple of months once NBN updates their offerings. I'm going to switch to 500/200 now with a change in job making it more worthwhile, $150 a month isn't too bad.

      It sucks though, NBN purposely made faster upload speeds business only, to stop businesses using home plans. That didn't take into account WFH really needing better upload speeds - being on 100/20 when onedrive is syncing a bunch of data while also on a video call sucks. I moved to 1000/50 solely for that little boost.

      • soan papdi on 17/05/2024 - 16:13

        NBN purposely made faster upload speeds business only, to stop businesses using home plans

        This is a good possibility. However they can also have poorer SLAs for residential plans and just ask businesses to stop complaining.

      • Store Rep[Deactivated] @ CPK Web Services on 20/05/2024 - 10:20

        Oh the higher upload speeds don't stop businesses from using the home plans, they are just re-badge as small business plans by providers and given a static IP for free, but apart from a free static IP they are residencial plans.

  • pharkurnell on 17/05/2024 - 13:27

    Who at home has hardware to suit these speeds?

    • jv on 17/05/2024 - 13:28

      George

      • pharkurnell on 17/05/2024 - 13:29

        He took his to crime converters…

    • Axelstrife on 17/05/2024 - 13:45
      +3

      I do 2.5gbs wired and wifi 7 router.

    • rumblytangara on 17/05/2024 - 15:37
      -4

      And another question is what internet sources have enough bandwidth to send you data at 2Gbps? Answer: None.

      Even aggregating multiple download sources, 2Gbps is just an internet e-peening figure. Even most serious businesses have no use for that (and if they did, it would be a symmetric requirement, not this craptastic asymmetric garbage that NBN offers).

      This is just some distraction BS from NBN about how terribly designed their normal home use plans are.

      • figsquirrel8 on 17/05/2024 - 18:37

        Plenty of providers can do 2+Gb, especially if they use cloudfare / akamai. I guess you dont have a family where 3 or 4 people are downloading / streaming at once. I do agree their home plans could be better. Symmetric or near symmetric just needs the right ntd and a software config change in their network.

        • rumblytangara on 17/05/2024 - 18:43

          I've tested probably 5-6 4K streams at once (all clients wired) when I was on 300/300. Doesn't get anywhere near a gig down.

      • BargainKen on 24/05/2024 - 15:57

        "640k of memory is more than anyone will ever need…."

      • kbzj on 29/05/2024 - 13:19

        I was downloading a game from Ubisoft store the other day and saturated my gigabit connection. Speed was 997 Mbps.

    • OMGJL on 17/05/2024 - 22:20
      +2

      A dual 2.5Gbps port WiFi ax router isn't that expensive…….if you can somehow get one from China. My TP-Link XDR6088 only costed me around AU$150 after shipping. (I currently assigned both 2.5Gbps port for LAN connection, because NBN is not getting there yet)

      TBH Australian router price is stupidly high.

    • meooow on 23/05/2024 - 15:19

      me

  • payless69 on 17/05/2024 - 14:39
    -7

    so slow?
    albo wants us to go back to kilobits else our vpn sees musk stuff…

    • soan papdi on 17/05/2024 - 16:15
      +2

      Please seek help.

  • zztrader on 17/05/2024 - 15:45
    +4

    And to think Singapore was selling 2Gbit Fibre speeds years ago for just over $50 bucks :P

    • Mechz on 17/05/2024 - 16:32
      -3

      Remind me again how much it costs to own say, a car there, registered and on the road per year?

      • ldd-mn on 17/05/2024 - 16:48
        +4

        You don't need to own a car in Singapore, public transport can take you everywhere

        • Mechz on 17/05/2024 - 18:17
          +1

          You don't need 2Gbit fibre, mobile data will take you to any website.

          • ldd-mn on 17/05/2024 - 19:27
            +3

            @Mechz: So will DSL, what's your point?

            • OMGJL on 17/05/2024 - 22:22
              +1

              @ldd-mn: his point is although SNG internet speed is great, but there's other drawbacks like car price.

              but it really seems to be comparing apple to oranges…

              • Mechz on 19/05/2024 - 00:26
                +1

                @OMGJL: Exactly, because Singapore is tiny in comparison and infrastructure costs would be infinitely smaller in Singapore.

  • Wiadro on 17/05/2024 - 21:05
    +2

    i want 10000/5000 tbh

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