Homes connected to NBN via fibre-to-node only getting 80% of speed they paid for

Competition watchdog says fibre-to-node gives advertised download speed less often than other technologies

Fibre-to-the-node broadband connections do not deliver advertised speeds as often as other NBN technologies, data from the Australian competition watchdog has revealed.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's latest broadband measurement report, released on Thursday, showed people who are connected to the national broadband network via fibre-to-the-node - which uses more existing copper wiring than any other technology - experienced a nine-point lower percentage of advertised speed compared with people on fibre-to-the-curb, fibre-to-the-premises and the cable network connections.