Cairns has fast internet
Cairns has great digital connectivity, fast internet speeds and NBN connection. The Cairns -Port Douglas region is a Business Fibre Zone and The Cairns and Port Douglas areas are an nbn™ Business Fibre zone, eligible for business nbn™ Enterprise Ethernet.
Upgrades to the NBN from 2021 are giving more Cairns suburbs more options to upgrade their connections for improved download speeds and broadband. Throughout 2021, a long list of Cairns suburbs will also be eligible to benefit from new fibre extensions and access to higher broadband speeds on demand.
Greater access through Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) upgrades will be in place by the end of 2021. If you have a home or business address already, you can check the internet options here.
Running an online business in Cairns
Many Cairns businesses, like the rest of Australia, are moving larger parts of their operations online, ‘going digital’, or creating online retail portals. Cairns is a great place to do this, according to a recent arrival.
Ryan Moody is well known in fishing circles, and on YouTube; some of his ‘how-to’ fishing videos have more than 1 million views. His online fishing school, Ryan Moody Fishing, relies on excellent digital connections. His recent move to Cairns has been good for business.
He tested his internet speeds in late 2020.
Plenty of people are asking why we are moving to Cairns. Mostly because our big boat lives in the marina plus we run an internet-based video business and needed faster internet.
For the data nerds our internet JUST got connected and I ran a speed test... Check this out!! Internet speed test: 265.1 Mbps download; 91.7 Mbps upload - cost $209 per month with FTTP (fibre to the premises) not FTTN (not fibre to the network).
Ryan Moody from Ryan Moody Fishing