FTTP, HFC or FTTN: what speed can my NBN line get?

FTTP and HFC lines can order every tier (FTTP up to NBN 2000, HFC up to NBN 1000); FTTC, FTTN, FTTB lines stop at NBN 100, where today's cheapest plan is Carbon Comms Carbon Home Fast 100/20 NBN at $84/mo, against Carbon Comms Carbon Home Ultrafast 1000/100 NBN at $100/mo for the cheapest NBN 1000, read 8 November 2026.

Rory Davis · Perth

Updated today · 8 November 2026, 11:00 am AEDT · published 31 October 2026

OpenStream lists every plan it reads and ranks on price alone. Some providers pay OpenStream a referral fee when a visitor it sends activates a service; no one pays for placement and nothing is promoted. How OpenStream works.

The technologies

NBN Co connects a home by one of 5 fixed-line technologies, or by fixed wireless or satellite where there is no line: fibre to the premises (FTTP), HFC cable, fibre to the curb (FTTC), fibre to the node (FTTN), fibre to the building (FTTB), fixed wireless and Sky Muster satellite. Which one serves an address is NBN Co's decision and its address check reports it; on a copper line the same lookup also reports whether an upgrade to FTTP is available or under way.

The tier each can order

OpenStream's address check applies NBN Co's ceiling per technology from the Wholesale Broadband Agreement: FTTP up to NBN 2000, HFC up to NBN 1000, FTTC up to NBN 100, FTTN up to NBN 100, FTTB up to NBN 100. So NBN 250 and above need FTTP or HFC; FTTC, FTTN and FTTB stop at NBN 100. After the lookup the switch flow lists only the tiers your line can carry.

What NBN Co has reported through OpenStream

In the last 90 days NBN Co named a technology for 77 addresses checked through this site (last on 7 November 2026): FTTP at 44, HFC at 17, FTTN at 8, FTTC at 3, WIRELESS at 2, FTTB at 2, SATELLITE at 1. The postcode pages carry the figure for each postcode.

What to do with it

Check the address first; the result decides which of the three figures above applies to you. The check is the first step of the switch flow: check your address.

Questions this guide answers

Can FTTN get NBN 100?

Yes: FTTN, FTTB and FTTC lines can order up to NBN 100. Today's cheapest NBN 100 is Carbon Comms Carbon Home Fast 100/20 NBN at $84/mo, read 8 November 2026.

Which lines can order NBN 1000?

FTTP (up to NBN 2000) and HFC (up to NBN 1000). The cheapest NBN 1000 today is Carbon Comms Carbon Home Ultrafast 1000/100 NBN at $100/mo, read 8 November 2026.

How do I find out which technology my address has?

NBN Co's address lookup names it; OpenStream's switch flow runs that lookup and then lists the tiers the line can carry.

NBN check · step 1 of 2

What speed are you on now?

NBN 25 NBN 50 NBN 100 NBN 250 NBN 500 NBN 1000 Not sure

Tap one to begin. One more question, your address, then every plan your line can get, cheapest first. Open the check

Sources

NBN Co Wholesale Broadband Agreement (the speed tiers and the technologies that carry them) https://www.nbnco.com.au/sell-nbn-services/supply-agreements/wba
NBN Co address check https://www.nbnco.com.au/
Every plan or policy figure: the provider's own page or the regulator's release as read on the date shown, linked from each row; how each market is read.

Open pricing means Australians can be better informed, and save more.

Most comparison sites show a fraction of the market: the providers that pay to be listed. OpenStream tracks every NBN brand on NBN Co's register, 149 NBN brands on the register, with 431 priced NBN plans re-read every hour. Nothing is promoted, every price links to the page it came from, and the whole dataset is free to download.