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What are Canstar’s Outstanding Value Awards?

Canstar’s Outstanding Value Awards help connect you with the right internet provider for your needs. We know that every internet user and household is different — it’s not always about the price, but also what speed, features and value a provider offers. That’s why our awards dive into the detail of each plan to show you how it all adds up. So when you see an Outstanding Value Award winner, you know our team of experts believe this brand consistently offers great value. 

Canstar selects Outstanding Value internet plan winners across three categories — NBN plans, high-speed NBN plans and wireless broadband (also known as 4G home internet and 5G home internet).

Our awards don’t mean that other plans aren’t worth considering. However, Outstanding Value Awards highlight providers that have demonstrated consistent value based on our research, so you can feel confident they’re worth a closer look.


Outstanding Value Award Winner: NBN Plans

Moose Mobile

Moose mobile logo

The winner of our 2026 Outstanding Value NBN Plan award is Moose Mobile, making it back-to-back wins after also claiming the award in 2025. Its competitive plan pricing, introductory discounts and a strong self-service offering helps position the brand as a stand out when it comes to great value for money plans across the basic, standard and fast NBN speed tiers.

Which brands have previously won Canstar’s Outstanding Value NBN Plans awards?

  • 2025: Moose Mobile
  • 2024: Tomi
  • 2023: SpinTel
  • 2022: TPG
  • 2021: TPG
  • 2020: Belong
  • 2019: Exetel

Outstanding Value Award Winner: High Speed NBN Plans

Superloop

Superloop logo

Superloop has picked up a second win for our Outstanding Value High Speed NBN Plans award, having last won the same award in 2024. It offers a range of fast-speed NBN plans and is one of a smaller number of providers to have launched plans on the newly introduced Home Hyperfast (NBN 2000) speed tier. Competitive pricing and good technical support position Superloop as a great value provider if you’re looking for fast-speed NBN plans. 

Which brands have previously won Canstar’s Outstanding Value High Speed NBN Plans awards?

  • 2025: Southern Phone
  • 2024: Superloop
  • 2023: Tomi

Outstanding Value Award Winner: Wireless Broadband 

TPG

TPG logo

Taking out the 2026 Outstanding Value Wireless Broadband Award, TPG is the only provider to have continuously won the award since its launch in 2024. It not only offers the lowest average monthly cost of all the wireless broadband products in our database, but it also offers plans with both 4G-only and 5G network coverage. TPG has also benefited from its mobile network sharing agreement with Optus, expanding its product offering to more of the population than before. It was also our 2025 Most Satisfied Customers award winner for wireless broadband.

Which brands have previously won Canstar’s Outstanding Value Wireless Broadband awards?

  • 2025: iiNet & TPG
  • 2024: iiNet & TPG

How we determine the Internet Plan Outstanding Value Award winners

Numbers crunched:

Providers assessed: 38

Variations considered: 403

Award-winning providers: 3

How value is calculated

Our experienced research team weighs up both price and features to determine which providers truly offer customers outstanding value.

We release our Outstanding Value Awards every year to internet plan providers that have consistently delivered great value across different internet and plan types.

Internet products in our database are assessed on a range of criteria to determine which providers offer great value to customers. This includes:

  • Unlimited data plans only
  • Speed tier (NBN) or connection type (wireless broadband)
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About our internet experts

Emma Bradstock has been an authority on consumer phone, internet, technology and streaming markets in Australia for more than six years, having written more than 300 articles for Canstar. Emma covers a range of topics — from NBN speeds and technology to the latest release phones — and strives to help readers find the right phone and internet plans for their needs. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Media from Macquarie University, has more than a decade of professional writing experience in print and digital media, and contributed to Canstar’s Highly Commended award for Best Consumer Technology Coverage in 2024. You can follow Emma on LinkedIn.

With a professional background spanning telecommunications and financial planning, Luke brings a diverse analytical toolkit to the Canstar Research team. He currently oversees a broad portfolio of Star Ratings and Awards, specialising in the telecommunications and insurance sectors.

After completing his Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), Luke joined Canstar with a mission to transform complex market data into clear, actionable insights for everyday Australians. He is known for his meticulous attention to detail, diving deep into product disclosure statements and policy 'fine print' to ensure Canstar’s ratings are robust and accurate.

Luke is a strong advocate for technical efficiency, frequently adopting new methodologies to enhance the quality and speed of Canstar’s research outputs. He values the Research Department's collective expertise and is dedicated to helping consumers confidently navigate complex financial landscapes.

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