The NBN company has switched on its back-up Sky Muster II satellite to help share the load with its sister satellite and provide broadband services to rural and remote parts of the country, admitting there have been service interruptions and installation problems following the launch of the first Sky Muster in 2015.

Following sustained criticism about the lack of capacity on Sky Muster from consumers, businesses and governments alike, NBN decided last year to re-purpose the second satellite, which was originally intended to be a dormant back-up service.