NBN fixed wireless to get $750 million upgrade in 2022 federal budget

Harley Dennett
March 22 2022 - 12:30am
NBN's wireless network, delivered through mobile towers, will expand 50 per cent and is expected to take two years. Picture: Shutterstock
NBN's wireless network, delivered through mobile towers, will expand 50 per cent and is expected to take two years. Picture: Shutterstock

Next week's federal budget will commit $480 million towards upgrading the National Broadband Network's fixed wireless network with advancements in 5G technology.

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Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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