Activ8me Named Australia’s Best Satellite nbn® Provider, 2nd Year Running

We’re proud to share that Activ8me has been named Best Satellite nbn Provider at the 2026 WhistleOut Awards. It’s the second year in a row we’ve taken out the category, and it’s recognition we don’t take lightly.

Winning once is a great year. Winning twice says something about consistency, and consistency is exactly what regional and remote Australians deserve from their internet provider.

What Are the WhistleOut Awards?

WhistleOut is one of Australia’s leading independent telco comparison platforms. The WhistleOut Awards recognise and highlight the telco companies that have provided Australians with the best plans and products across a broad range of phone and internet categories.

Their aim is to give people an easy starting point to reliably find the telco providers that best suit them. In a busy and competitive industry, these awards help consumers do exactly that.

Now in their ninth year, the 2026 awards were judged on 12 months of data. WhistleOut’s editorial team assesses the best plans in each category every month, awarding points to the top three providers. The winner is the provider with the most points across the full year, from July 2025 to June 2026.

Why Winning Two Years in a Row Matters

This isn’t an award you can win with a one-off special. Because WhistleOut scores providers month after month for a full year, holding the top spot means offering genuinely competitive satellite plans in every single month of that period, not just when a promotion happens to be running.

Doing that twice in a row, in a category where we spent years as the runner-up, is something the whole team is proud of.

Best Satellite Plan 20 Months Running: Sky Muster Plus Premium 50

Our Sky Muster Plus Premium 50 plan has held WhistleOut’s Editor’s Pick for the best satellite plan for more than 20 months and counting. The Editor’s Pick ribbon goes to the single best plan in the category each month, chosen by WhistleOut’s team of data experts.

You can see the current pick on WhistleOut’s best satellite nbn plans guide.

Premium 50 includes unlimited data with no lock-in contract, free standard installation and free activation. It’s the plan we’d point most satellite households towards, and clearly the WhistleOut judges agree.

What Is nbn Sky Muster and Who Is It For?

nbn Sky Muster is Australia’s satellite broadband service, built for the homes, farms and businesses beyond the reach of fibre and fixed wireless networks. Instead of cables or towers, your connection travels via satellite to a dish installed at your property.

For the people who rely on it, Sky Muster isn’t a backup option. It’s how kids finish their schoolwork, how farmers check markets and weather, how small businesses invoice their customers and how families in remote Australia stay in touch with the people who matter.

That’s why we’ve built our satellite range the way we have: plans with unlimited data on Sky Muster Plus Premium, capped data options for lighter households, no lock-in contract and a support team that actually understands what it’s like to live a long way from town.

What This Award Means to Us

Satellite customers are often the last to be considered by the big telcos, so being recognised as the best in the country two years running means a lot. Our customers don’t have a choice of ten providers down the road. They need one that turns up, keeps prices fair and picks up the phone. That’s the standard we hold ourselves to.

Trent Fischer, Marketing Manager, Activ8me

Award-Winning nbn Satellite Internet for Rural and Remote Australia

Plan value is only half the story. Alongside our Sky Muster range, we’ve spent the past two years reshaping how we support customers who can’t simply reboot a router and call it fixed.

Our Beyond the Call initiative, which won the 2026 Canstar Innovation Excellence Award, puts a dedicated team in charge of nbn fault tickets and diagnostic testing on our customers’ behalf. No driving into town to find mobile signal just to answer a troubleshooting request. We do the hard work so our customers don’t have to.

Award-winning plans and award-winning support are the same commitment, approached from two directions: regional Australians deserve the same quality of service as anyone in the city.

Ready to see what the fuss is about? Explore our nbn Sky Muster plans or check out our nbn Fixed Wireless options.

Recognised as One of Australia’s Best nbn Providers, Year After Year

WhistleOut Best Satellite nbn Provider – 2026 and 2025

Back-to-back wins in WhistleOut’s satellite category, judged on 12 months of monthly plan assessments across value, inclusions and pricing. Read our write-up of the 2025 win.

WhistleOut Editor’s Pick, Best Satellite Plan – 20+ consecutive months

Sky Muster Plus Premium 50 has been WhistleOut’s top-rated satellite plan every month for more than 20 months and counting.

Canstar Innovation Excellence Award – 2026

Awarded for our Beyond the Call initiative, a dedicated program that manages nbn fault tickets on behalf of rural customers without requiring them to troubleshoot their own connection.

WeMoney Fixed Wireless Provider of the Year – 2026

Recognised by WeMoney for delivering outstanding value, performance and service to customers on nbn Fixed Wireless.

Finder Innovation Awards – Best Telco Innovation Finalist, 2024

Named a finalist in Finder’s 2024 Innovation Awards for building products and services that improve outcomes for regional Australians.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best satellite nbn plan in Australia?

Activ8me’s Sky Muster Plus Premium 50 has held WhistleOut’s Editor’s Pick for the best satellite plan for more than 20 months and counting. The Editor’s Pick is chosen each month by WhistleOut’s team of data experts, from every satellite plan they compare.

Who won the 2026 WhistleOut Award for Best Satellite nbn Provider?

Activ8me was named Best Satellite nbn Provider at the 2026 WhistleOut Awards. It’s the second consecutive year Activ8me has won the category, after taking out the same award in 2025.

How are the WhistleOut Awards judged?

WhistleOut’s editorial team assesses the best plans in each category every month, awarding points to the top three providers. The 2026 winners were the providers with the most points across the 12 months from July 2025 to June 2026.

What is nbn Sky Muster satellite internet?

nbn Sky Muster is Australia’s satellite broadband service, designed for homes and businesses in regional and remote areas beyond the reach of fibre and fixed wireless networks. The service is delivered via satellite to a dish installed on the property, helping connect eligible premises across Australia where other nbn technologies are not available.

Does Activ8me offer unlimited data satellite plans?

Yes. Activ8me’s Sky Muster Plus Premium plans include unlimited data with no lock-in contract. Capped data Sky Muster plans are also available for households that use less, so you only pay for what you need.

What awards has Activ8me won?

Activ8me has been named WhistleOut Best Satellite nbn Provider in both 2025 and 2026, won the 2026 Canstar Innovation Excellence Award for its Beyond the Call initiative, was named WeMoney Fixed Wireless Provider of the Year 2026 and has been a Finder Awards finalist twice for Best Telco Innovation.

Explore Australia’s Award-Winning Satellite Internet

If you’re on satellite internet and wondering whether you could be getting better value, we’d love to show you what we can do. Compare our nbn Sky Muster plans, read the full Sky Muster Plus pricing and FAQ or give the team a call on 13 22 88.