Following a tease announcement in May, NBN Co has confirmed it will be rolling out 2Gbps NBN plans from September 14, 2025 – and no doubt shaking up the list of the best NBN plans in the process. When the idea was floated earlier this year, it was believed the faster plans – to be known as ‘Hyperfast’ – might debut before the end of 2024 but that is seemingly no longer the case.
Naturally, the new multi-gigabit NBN plans will only be available to customers who connect to the NBN network via fibre to the premises (FTTP) or hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) technology (as is the case with the current selection of NBN 250 and NBN 1000 plans) so if you’re on fledgling technology and have yet to take advantage of NBN Co’s free fibre upgrade program, now could be a perfect time.
At the same time, if you do connect via FTTP or HFC but are signed-up to a plan slower than 100Mbps, there is a very appealing reason as to why you should upgrade it.
(Much) faster speeds will usher in greater value
Alongside the introduction of the Hyperfast plans, NBN Co is also following through on its promise to drastically increase the maximum download speed of the best NBN 100 plans, best NBN 250 plans and best NBN 1000 plans.
100Mbps NBN plans will see the biggest boost in download speed to a maximum 500Mbps; 250Mbps plans will receive a three-times boost to 750Mbps and 1,000Mbps plans will be boosted to deliver 750Mbps at a minimum (an increase on the current 500Mbps).
Perhaps the best part is that these speeds will be delivered to customers currently signed up to one of the above plans – or who purchase one before the new plans are rolled out – automatically.
Pricing for this current trio of NBN plans shouldn’t increase too much either, as it’s been promised it won’t deter from the Special Access Undertaking (SAU). The SAU is a new piece of regulatory framework that was introduced towards the end of 2023 and which has been responsible for the fluctuation in plan prices throughout 2024. The purpose of the SAU was to make faster plans more affordable through the introduction of new wholesale pricing for internet service providers (ISPs) and to encourage Australians to sign-up to them – bolstered by the introduction of the free fibre upgrade program.
Since the SAU has been introduced, the average cost of the popular NBN 50 tier has increased by approximately AU$5/month, while the average cost of the fastest NBN 1000 plans has decreased by around AU$20/month. We’ve also monitored the ACCC’s quarterly broadband reports, which show how many active connections there are for each download rate. Despite a peculiar surge in the number of active NBN 50 connections in the final quarter of 2023, that figure has since been declining and there are now over 100,000 more plans with a download speed faster than 100Mbps, implying the seemingly more affordable nature of those plans is having a positive impact.
And that should continue, since the pricing of these plans will only increase inline with what has already been proposed in the SAU. For context, the current wholesale cost of a 100Mbps NBN plan is AU$60.22, while the average cost to consumers is AU$90.97. During the next financial year, the wholesale cost will increase to AU$61.93, so we don’t expect retail costs to increase too dramatically. And with the promise of five times faster download speeds at no extra cost, makes for incredible value.
The plans to get to set you up for future greatness
With the announcement that NBN Co will be increasing download speeds of NBN 100 plans to a maximum of 500Mbps for customers connected via FTTP or HFC technology, we feel inclined to recommend some of our current favourite 100Mbps plans, as we consider the forthcoming 500Mbps speeds to be plenty for most users.
If you’re not currently connected via FTTP or HFC, then rest assured the providers we’ve selected below all support the free fibre upgrade program. Do note that only customers currently connected via FTTC/N technology are eligible for the upgrade.
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