Millions of Australian Homes to Get Ultra-Fast Internet With $4.5 Billion Upgrade

Workers install cables for the Australian National Broadband Network (NBN) at an apartment block in Sydney, Australia, May 30, 2017. Reuters/David Gray /File Photo

Millions of homes and businesses will gain access to ultra-fast internet under a $4.5 billion upgrade to the National Broadband Network (NBN).

At least eight million premises have the potential to receive up to one gigabit per second by 2023.