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If your home internet needs are on the more intense side, then a high-speed NBN plan is going to be a necessity. If you’re an avid gamer needing to regularly download 100GB+ game installs and similarly large patches, or you have multiple people wanting to stream full-fat 4K streams at the same time, or you’re a content creator who’s frequently uploading content or even live streaming in ultra high definition, then the extra bandwidth afforded by a high-speed plan — by which we mean anything above 500Mbps — will likely be a non-negotiable in your household.
If this sounds like you, then the news that Superloop recently took home the prize for Best High-speed NBN Provider in the 2026 TechRadar Australian PC Awards is something that’ll likely pique your interest.
Both myself and my colleagues on the judging panel have long considered Superloop to be one of the standout NBN providers. That belief has been consistently and repeatedly backed up by objective third-party testing and, when combined with other factors like its competitive plan prices (not to mention some of the best deals for new subscribers), the entire panel agreed that it was the unequivocally obvious choice when it came to recommending a provider for anyone seeking the fastest-possible speeds at home.
Alongside said data, a key factor in our decision-making is that Superloop is one of only a handful of providers to offer all of the new high-speed NBN tiers, including the new ‘Hyperfast’ 2Gbps option that launched in September 2025. And considering that plan has a typical evening speed of 1,700Mbps, for a best-in-market cost of AU$145p/m for the first 6 months (and a super competitive AU$165p/m thereafter), it also nicely demonstrates that, even at the bleeding edge, Superloop makes a fine choice for outright value.
The standout plan among Superloop’s lineup in my opinion, however, has to be the Lightspeed NBN 1000 plan. It’s sat atop my guide to the best NBN 1000 plans for as long as I can remember, thanks to its canny combination of price and performance.
A high-speed NBN provider that delivers everywhere it counts
Of course, Superloop’s not the only NBN provider that offers a broad selection of high-speed plans, and there are some strong alternatives — so when determining which one deserved the top prize in the 2026 TechRadar Australian PC Awards, we had to get into the nitty-gritty.
Fortunately, there is plenty of information to go off, such as the quarterly performance reporting data from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). Not only have these reports regularly found Superloop to overdeliver on speed claims on its more mainstream plans (NBN 25 to NBN 500), but the telco also meets or exceeds its typical evening speed claims on its fastest plans too.
In the most recent report published in April 2026, for example, Superloop’s Lightspeed plan was found to deliver an average download speed of 886.7Mbps across all hours of the day — surpassing its claim of 860Mbps.
Furthermore, if you’re a PC gamer, then Steam’s global traffic map — which lists download performance by internet provider — places Superloop in second place for Australia, with an average speed of 156.9Mbps. That figure does, of course, encompass Superloop’s entire lineup of NBN plan options, but it still points to positive outcomes for hardcore gamers that rely on fast, reliable connections.
Still great value
Helping solidify Superloop’s Award win is its consistently compelling pricing. At the time of this writing, the telco’s Lightspeed NBN 1000 plan is just AU$79p/m for the first 6 months — among the lowest introductory costs for this speed tier.
And that means it’s actually AU$1 less than Exetel’s NBN 500 plan in the first 6 months — Superloop owns Exetel, and although we awarded the latter as the Best NBN Provider overall, with this 1Gbps deal you’d be forgiven for going with Superloop — even if it was only for the first 6 months, and you then swapped to Exetel to snag the ongoing savings.
If you do live in a household that wants (or needs) a reliable and still-affordable high-speed NBN provider, however, then Superloop is our top recommendation for 2026.
