FTTB

Fibre to the Building

Used in apartments and units: fibre to the building's communications room, then the internal copper risers.

How it reaches your home

Fibre terminates in the building's communications room and the existing internal copper wiring carries the connection up to each apartment.

What to expect

Common in older apartment blocks. Performance depends on the internal wiring, which is the building's rather than NBN's, so results vary between buildings more than between suburbs.

Speeds you can order on FTTB

These are the tiers Ripple sells on FTTB, from $60.90/month. Each tier page shows the price, the typical busy-period speeds and how it compares with the major providers.

You may be able to upgrade to full fibre for free

NBN is progressively replacing FTTB connections with Fibre to the Premises at no installation cost on eligible addresses. That lifts the ceiling from the 100 Mbps tiers to the full fibre range.

Check upgrade eligibility