NBN Co says its next round of fibre upgrades will create one thousand new jobs. 

NBN Co has announced that the rollout of its national fibre upgrades will enable its delivery partners to provide more than 1,000 new job opportunities in metropolitan and regional areas across Australia over the next two-and-a-half years. 

The company also estimates that the Australian Government’s $2.4 billion investment could generate a GDP uplift of up to $20 billion by 2030. 

NBN Co’s network upgrades will enable full-fibre access to 3.5 million eligible  premises currently served by Fibre to the Node (FTTN) and up to 1.5 million eligible premises served by Fibre to the Curb (FTTC) by the end of 2025. 

Those premises will be able to access the fastest residential and most reliable technology available through the nbn® network.

Working directly for nbn’s current delivery partners, individual workers and construction businesses will be involved in new civil works covering almost 7,000 km to help roll out more than 65,000 km of optical fibre across Australia.

A range of specialisations continue to be needed including drill operators, civil construction workers, fibre haulers and splicers, general labourers and vacuum truck operators. 

More details are accessible here.