As we edge ever closer to the impending NBN speed upgrades across the fixed-line network, NBN Co has today (August 5) announced a partnership with Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite internet service, to improve connectivity for Australians in rural, regional and remote areas.

Project Kuiper, Amazon’s effort to roll out a competitive LEO broadband constellation, initially intended to comprise 3,236 satellites, of which only 78 are in orbit today, will serve as Starlink’s most prominent competitor, as a big-tech billionaire-backed service.

Australia’s state-owned internet network NBN Co joined hands with Amazon's Project Kuiper for satellite internet services.According to Reuters, NBN Co chooses Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon’s untested startup satellite service over tech

NBN Co has signed an agreement with Amazon to utilise its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology from the tech giant’s Project Kuiper. With planning for the LEO to be launched in Australia in mid-2026,

NBN Co and Amazon have announced an agreement to deliver high-speed, wholesale fixed broadband to customers in parts of regional, rural and remote Australia via

Amazon’s Project Kuiper will kick off locally in mid-2026 and ultimately replace NBN Co’s two geostationary Sky Muster satellites

Australia's state-owned internet network hired Amazon's untested startup satellite service to link people who cannot access its terrestrial network, rather than tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's Starlink.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper, its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband network, is partnering with NBN Co to bring reliable internet to rural Australia starting in mid-2026. This will give wholesale fixed broadband services to over 300,

Maybe sooner in other places Updated Amazon’s Project Kuiper space broadband service will be ready for commercial services “from the middle of 2026” according to NBN Co, the operator of Australia’s National Broadband Network.