nbn Satellite Overview

The new NBN Satellite Sky Muster became available from April 2016 as part of the Long Term Satellite Service (LTSS).  It is expected to service between 200,000 – 400,000 residences.  It is available to residents who can not access NBN Fixed or Fixed Wireless technologies.

nbn™ Sky Muster Satellite Service : Facts About Sky Muster

Long Term Satellite (Sky Muster) Fair Use Policy nbn™ 

• nbn co requires each customer to limit their Data Usage to no more than 150 GB in any four week period.
• Furthermore, nbn co requires each customer to limit their Peak Hour Data Usage to no more than 75 GB in any four week period.
• nbn co requires all RSPs to limit their average customer Peak Hour Data Usage to no more than 30 GB of downloads and no more than 5 GB of uploads in any four week period.

nbn Sky Muster User Guide

What are Sky Muster Spot Beams ?

How to Find Sky Muster in the Sky

• Getting Connected to Sky Muster:
  • How to get a NBN connection ?
  • Preparing for Sky Muster™ 
  • Sky Muster Service Providers
  • Sky Muster Satellite Modem – Power Consumption

   

• Routers & Telephony:
  • Sky Muster Routers 
  • Alternate Voice Services Using the Internet 

   

• Education Services on SKY MUSTER:
  • nbn™ Education Port for Distance Education Students (updated 29/8/18)
  • Education Services over Sky Muster End User Guide

NBN Interim satellite service (ISS) was designed to be used by those who could NOT get any other type of broadband connection, installations were between 2011 – 2013 to approximately 40,000 Australian residences. These services were switched off in February 2017.

All posts relating to satellite technologies

• Alternate Voice Telephony
• Alternative Voice Services Using the Internet
• BIRRR survey SAYS…
• Contact a Politician
• Controlling Internet Data Usage with Gargoyle Router
• Finding SkyMuster
• How Do I Get nbn™ ?
• How to find your Latitude and Longitude using Google Maps
• How to use your off-peak data
• nbn Sky Muster Educational Port ?
• nbn Sky Muster Plus
• NBN Sky Muster Satellite – the Facts
• PlayOn Cloud
• Preparing For nbn™ Sky Muster™
• Problems with your NBN connection?
• QANTAS and SkyMuster
• SKY MUSTER PLANS BETTER FOR THE BUSH, BUT FOR HOW LONG?
• Sky Muster Routers
• SkyMuster Rollout
• Telstra Essential Contacts
• Temporary fixes to Sky Muster internet connection problems July 2016
• Using PlayOn Desktop to Schedule Off Peak Video Downloads
• Web Page Optimisation (WPO)
• What are Sky Muster spot beams?
• What is unmetering and how does it work?

*Please note, while all care has been taken in compiling BIRRR documents, we recommend that you check with your service provider regarding your eligibility and best plans available. Updated 29/8/18