{
  "id": 519883,
  "title": "Better coffee — and now better NBN? Melburnians may have added another bragging right over Sydneysiders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/better-coffee-and-now-better-nbn-melburnians-may-have-added-another",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-10T23:49:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/wi-fi-broadband/better-coffee-and-now-better-nbn-melburnians-may-have-added-another-bragging-right-over-sydneysiders"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Melbourne's residents have gained another bragging right over Sydney, with a new statistic revealing that the Australian city boasts faster fixed-line broadband speeds. According to Ookla's latest Global Index rankings, Melbourne has a median fixed-broadband download speed of 177.69Mbps, putting it ahead of Sydney's 149.91Mbps. This difference of 27.78Mbps represents an 18.5% advantage for Melbourne. The improvement in Australia's overall ranking, which has risen from 86th to 50th place, can be attributed to the National Broadband Network (NBN) Co's speed-tier shake-up in September 2025, introducing a 2Gbps wholesale option and faster speeds on several existing higher-end tiers. However, not all Australians can access these faster speeds yet, as many are still connected to comparatively slow NBN plans. Around 30.2% of residential broadband services in Australia are on 50Mbps plans, which limits the speed that customers can record in a Speedtest. To improve Australia's international standing, more eligible households should take advantage of NBN Co's free fibre upgrade to FTTP. Melbourne has a higher share of premises using FTTP infrastructure compared to Sydney, which could contribute to the city's higher median speed. Additionally, Melbourne has a greater concentration of private high-speed fixed networks, such as DGtek, which could also boost its Speedtest results.",
  "summary": "Data recently published by Ookla indicates the median fixed-line internet speed achieved in Melbourne is faster than Sydney, but does that tell the whole story?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}