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reader ’ s digest 30   MAY 2026 A ussie Broadband may not be building the National Broad- band Network itself—but it does play a huge role in improving how we experience it. Think of them as the layer that turns raw infrastruc- ture into faster, more reliable, and ultimately more user-friendly inter- net. Here’s how they’re helping improve the way Australians experi- ence the nbn and how it can benefit you. From humble beginnings to one of Australia’s largest telecommunication providers With its humble beginnings in a Morwell living room, where Phillip Britt and John Reisinger launched Wideband Networks to solve regional connectivity—proof that a values-driven, regional startup can become an ASX success story. To a new and ambitious Look-to-28 Stra- tegic Vision underpinned by con- tinued growth, with commitments that it is already meeting and work- ing to exceed. Aussie Broadband was born from the merger of two regional internet service providers in 2008, Wide- band Networks and Westvic Broad- band. Since then, it has grown to become one of Australia’s leading telecommunications and technol- ogy providers. In 2009 nbn® was announced by the federal government when they announced the formation of the National Broadband Network (NBN), a nation-wide plan to con- The Fibre Future Is Now— and Aussie Broadband Is Leading the Charge by Kathy Buchanan TRUSTED BRANDS PHOTO CREDI: AUSSIE BROADBAND readersdigest.com.au    31 Trusted Brands