Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) company has said that 70 percent of new customers are now ordering speeds of 50Mbps or higher, attributing the rise to its changes in wholesale pricing from December.
As a result, around 44 percent of all NBN-connected premises are on speeds of 50Mbps or higher, up from 16 percent in May last year.
Average bandwidth congestion has simultaneously reduced, NBN added, from five hours and 42 minutes per service per week a year ago to 18 minutes currently. Just 0.089 percent of fixed-line customers have experienced network congestion, according to NBN.
"Our work with industry is showing early signs of paying off, with our insights indicating that new customers who connect to the network are generally more satisfied with their broadband service than before we introduced our new wholesale discount options," NBN chief customer officer of Residential Brad Whitcomb said.
"It's important for people connecting to the NBN access network to understand how to pick a speed tier and retail plan that suits their needs."
Installations performed right the first time are now up to 91 percent, while 94 percent of premises are connected within the time frames agreed with retail service providers.
NBN's monthly progress report also stated that the network is now available 100 percent of the time, with 90 percent of faults resolved within the agreed time frames, jumping from 59 percent a year ago.
NBN last month said it had 1.3 million premises on 50Mbps plans, after saying earlier this year that it expected to have 1.2 million people on 50Mbps speeds [1]by June.
NBN had launched its new wholesale pricing[2] in May, with a discount of