THE NBN statewide rollout continues in WA with more suburbs announced to be included in the network in the second half of this year.
More than 687,000 homes and businesses in Perth are now able to connect to the network, less than 12 months away from the predicted completion date.
Research commissioned by NBN Co shows only 47 per cent of West Australians said they were confident their home set-up was optimised to deliver the best speed and performance.
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READ NOWHead of NBN WA Jane McNamara said there were lots of factors impacting a household’s broadband experience, including modem placement and number of connecting devices.
“With 10 million homes and businesses now able to connect to the NBN access network nationally, including more than 687,000 in Perth, now is the time to ensure your household internet set-up is optimised to help deliver faster internet speeds,” she said.
The statewide rollout is expected to be completed in 2020.
Parts of the following suburbs will receive NBNs in the second half of the year:
Central
West Leederville, Leederville, Mount Hawthorn, Highgate, Northbridge, Perth, East Perth, West Perth, North Perth
West
Bedford, Embleton, Morley, Dianella, Noranda
South
Gosnells, Huntingdale, Fremantle
Hills/East
Glen Forrest, Mundaring, Jane Brook, Swan View, Hovea, Mahogany Creek, Sawyers Valley, Chidlow, Mount Helena, Parkerville, Stoneville
North
Hillarys, Malaga, Coolbinia, Padbury