Peel Breakfast Club | Sponsored by NBN Local

Our next Peel Breakfast Club is proudly sponsored by NBN Local.

This week we welcome Katina from NBN Local to provide information on the upgrade of the nbn fixed wireless network across the Peel region which will run for the next few months

nbn Fixed Wireless network being upgraded in the Peel region

 Work has continued to upgrade the nbn Fixed Wireless network in the Peel region, with activities to upgrade the Boddington towers starting this month. The upgrade will benefit households and businesses across Peel, providing faster speeds and extending the coverage of the nbn Fixed Wireless network.

 The $750 million investment in the nbn Fixed Wireless and nbn Sky Muster satellite network - $480 million from the Australian Government and $270 million from nbn – is on track to be completed by December 2024.

 When complete, the investment will expand the reach of the existing nbn Fixed Wireless footprint by up to 50%, as well as enabling two new high speed fixed wireless plans – Fixed Wireless Home Fast and Fixed Wireless Superfast. The additional capacity and reach available on the upgraded network will also enable approximately 120,000 existing Sky Muster satellite-only premises to access nbn Fixed Wireless for the first time.

 Work has begun to enable the upgrades, including nbn introducing new technology and replacing some hardware on our fixed wireless towers.

 The tower upgrades will mean some planned outages that may impact homes and businesses and their ability to use their nbn service while the work is underway. nbn will take all reasonable efforts to minimise service interruptions, however there are occasions where towers will be taken offline.

 The upgrade work is scheduled to start on the Boddington towers in May, with work on towers across the Shires of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Murray, and Waroona happening in the months following to August. Tower works will not impact Fixed Line or Sky Muster satellite services.

 Impacted homes and businesses should be notified of any outages via their retail service provider.