Speeds on the NBN are affected by a variety of local and external factors, including your NBN technology, devices, network, and more. Read on to learn more about NBN performance.
Factors that affect the performance of NBN broadband
There are important factors that affect the speeds of your NBN service. These include the abilities of your NBN technology, your devices, your network, and more. Because of these factors, you should not expect to receive every download at (for example) 100 Mbps!
General factors that affect all NBN technologies include:
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Because of these factors, NBN service speeds are described as 'theoretical network maximum speeds'. Your actual speeds may be slower due to factors outside of Internode's control.
Technology-specific factors
Different NBN technologies have different speed abilities. In addition to the general factors listed above, the specific factors below may affect the actual speeds experienced on your NBN service:
Technology type | Speed Tier | Typical business hours download speed (9am-5pm) | Specific Factors that affect Speed |
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Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) Optical fibre leading all the way to your premises. Terminates at the Premises Connection Device on an outside wall. |
Bronze (nbn12) | 12 Mbps | |
Silver (nbn25) | 25 Mbps | ||
Gold (nbn50) | 50 Mbps | ||
Platinum (nbn100) | 90 Mbps | ||
Fibre to the Node (FTTN) Optical fibre leading to a Node in your street (or a street nearby), with a final stretch of copper to your premises. |
Bronze (nbn12) | 12 Mbps |
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Silver (nbn25) | 25 Mbps | ||
Gold (nbn50) | 50 Mbps | ||
Platinum (nbn100) | 90 Mbps | ||
Fibre to the Building (FTTB) Optical fibre leading to a connection point (Main Distribution Frame) in the building, with a final stretch of copper to your unit/apartment's wall socket. |
Bronze (nbn12) | 12Mbps |
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Silver (nbn25) | 25Mbps | ||
Gold (nbn50) | 50 Mbps | ||
Platinum (nbn100) | 90Mbps | ||
Fibre to the Curb (FTTC) Optical fibre connects to a Node in a communications pit in your street, and copper cable delivers broadband to the NBN Network Connection Device at your premises. |
Bronze (nbn12) | 12 Mbps |
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Silver (nbn25) | 25 Mbps | ||
Gold (nbn50) | 50 Mbps | ||
Platinum (nbn100) | 90 Mbps | ||
Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial (HFC) Optical fibre connects to an optical node, and then coaxial cable delivers broadband from the optical node to the NBN Network Termination Device at your premises. |
Bronze (nbn12) | 12 Mbps | |
Silver (nbn25) | 25 Mbps | ||
Gold (nbn50) | 50 Mbps | ||
Platinum (nbn100) | 90 Mbps | ||
Fixed Wireless Fixed antenna on your roof receives a wireless signal from your local NBN Wireless tower. |
View information about NBN Fixed-Wireless performance |