Last week, thousands of SamKnows routers became inoperable following the conclusion of a government program. In 2020, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) initiated a program where volunteers received routers to test and report on the speed and performance of broadband plans in Australia. This initiative, known as the Measuring Broadband Australia (MBA) program, focused on fixed-line broadband services provided over the National Broadband Network (NBN) and other access networks. The ACCC's final report indicated that the routers, supplied by SamKnows, were designed to measure internet performance using test servers maintained by SamKnows and hosted in Australia.
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Australian Government Concludes Broadband Testing Program, Rendering Routers Inoperable
The Australian government's broadband testing program, initiated by the ACCC in 2020, has concluded, resulting in thousands of SamKnows routers becoming inoperable. The program aimed to assess the performance of broadband plans in Australia, specifically over the NBN and other networks.
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Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
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Australian Government Concludes Broadband Testing Program, Rendering Routers Inoperable