Australia's best-rated ISP for gaming
Suggested Plans For Gaming
Superfast (nbn100)
$80.00/month
No Lock-in Contract
$0 Activation Fee
Unlimited Data
Ideal for working from home, 4K/UHD streaming, and interactive gaming
Typical Evening Speed (7pm - 11pm)
90 Mbps
Download Speed
$95.00/month
No Lock-in Contract
$0 Activation Fee
Unlimited Data
Perfect for 4+ devices, 4K/UHD streaming, and multiple users gaming simultaneously.
Typical Evening Speed (7pm - 11pm)
216 Mbps
Download Speed
Ping and Latency
The Key to Seamless Online Gaming
For online gaming, low latency (measured in milliseconds or ms) is crucial. Latency, often called “ping,” is the time it takes for a data packet to travel from your device to the game server and back. Occom is the best in the business in reducing latency, which is why we are officially rated number 1 ISP by League of Legends.
Here’s why low latency matters
Faster Reactions: A lower ping means quicker responses in gameplay. For competitive games like Call of Duty or League of Legends, even a 10 ms advantage can be the difference between winning and losing.
Reduced Lag: High latency causes delays or lag, resulting in frustrating experiences like delayed actions or rubber-banding (where characters jump back and forth due to inconsistent data flow).
Smooth Multiplayer Gameplay: Multiplayer games require synchronous communication between players. Low latency ensures all players see the same in-game events simultaneously.
The ideal latency for gaming is below 50 ms, with anything under 20 ms considered excellent. Occom routes connections efficiently to reduce latency, ensuring gamers stay ahead.
Upload and Download Speeds
The Key to Seamless Online Gaming
Both upload and download speeds are vital for gaming performance
Download Speeds
Game updates can be massive, often exceeding 50GB, making download speed critical for reducing wait times. With fast internet, you can turn an overnight wait into just an hour.
It also determines how quickly game assets load during gameplay, especially in graphically intensive or open-world games.
Recommended Download Speed:
100 Mbps for casual gaming.
250 Mbps – 1000Mbps for seamless multiplayer and high-resolution gaming.
Upload Speeds
Upload speed plays a vital role for gamers who livestream or play multiplayer games. It ensures smooth performance for live streaming on platforms like Twitch or YouTube and supports reliable communication in multiplayer games (e.g voice chat or game data transmission).
Recommended Upload Speed:
20Mbps for gaming alone
25-50Mbps for HD game streaming
With Occom’s Rocket Plan (250M) and Lightning Plan (1000M) you can ensure a perfectly smooth experience for your needs. It achieves lightning-fast downloads and lag-free multiplayer experiences. Whether you’re streaming, competing online, or exploring vast open worlds, our plans ensure you perform at your best.
Data Needs
Supporting Gamers with Unlimited Plans
Modern gaming demands significant data usage, driven by large game downloads, frequent updates, and seamless online gameplay. Here’s how these factors impact data consumption and why choosing the right plan matters:
Large Game Downloads
New AAA titles can range from 50 GB to over 150 GB. For example, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II requires approximately 125 GB to download.
Downloading multiple games in a month can easily exceed 500 GB, especially for gamers who explore new releases or genres frequently.
Online Gameplay
While online gaming itself isn’t as data-intensive (using 40–300 MB/hour), it adds up when combined with updates, downloads, and voice chat.
Frequent Updates
Many games have regular updates or patches that can range from 1 GB to over 20 GB.
Multiplayer games like Fortnite or Warzone often have large seasonal updates, increasing data usage significantly.
Streaming Gameplay
Gamers who stream their sessions require high upload speeds and can use **4–6 GB/hour** for 1080p streams on platforms like Twitch or YouTube.
Router Quality and Bandwidth Management
Ensuring Low Ping and Smooth Multi-Device Performance
Why a Good Router Matters
01
Efficient Bandwidth Allocation
Modern routers come equipped with Quality of Service (QoS) features, which prioritize gaming traffic over less time-sensitive activities like downloads or streaming.
This ensures that gaming packets are delivered faster, reducing latency (ping) and providing a competitive edge.
02
Handling Multiple Devices
Households often have several devices connected simultaneously (smartphones, TVs, laptops, gaming consoles).
A high-quality router with advanced processing power and dual/tri-band technology prevents congestion, ensuring each device gets the bandwidth it needs without impacting others.
03
Low Ping for Gaming
Gaming requires data to travel to servers and back in milliseconds. A capable router minimizes delays caused by internal processing or weak signals, helping you achieve consistently low latency.
Routers designed for gaming often include direct routing options to game servers for optimized performance.
04
Extended Coverage
Many high-end routers support beamforming and mesh networking, ensuring strong signals across large homes or apartments. This minimizes connection drops during crucial gaming moments.
Benefits with Occom’s Router Solutions
OCCOM’s router offerings have been rigorously tested by our staff in real-world scenarios, including gaming across various household sizes and game types. This ensures optimal performance tailored to gamers and streamers who require the maximum performance.
Our experts ensure stable, fast performance as well as stable multi-device capabilities in testing. All routers are preconfigured to our network, eliminating time used to configure the router yourself. All you have to do is plug it in!
Stable and High Performance: The routers provided by Occom offer optimal multi-device performance, ensuring smooth internet access for all family members simultaneously and a more smooth gaming experience.
Choose Occom and enjoy the ultimate gaming experience, helping you dominate in the gaming world!
Frequently Asked Questions
When choosing an NBN plan with Occom, understanding the difference between connection types can help clarify the experience you’ll have with your internet service. Here’s a breakdown of three major NBN connection types:
What are the types of nbn® internet and what WiFi devices should I use?
- FTTP – Fibre to the premises utilises fibre optic cable to connect your premises directly to nbn® from the nearest node. In order for this connection to work, a utility box will be required to be installed outside of your premises in addition to a connection box that is installed inside the premises. FTTP is the best nbn® connection type of technology, which is more consistent in its delivery of ultrafast internet speed. You will need to connect a router to the Network Termination Device (NTD) to access Internet service.
- FTTN – Fibre to the Node utilises fibre optic cable to the nearest node to your premises. The signal from the optic fibre cable then travels down through existing copper lines to the primary telephone wall socket. A VDS2-compatible modem router is required for this type of connection to work.
- FTTB – Fibre to the Building utilises fibre optic cable all the way to a shared point in the building’s communications room. From there, the connection travels along the existing copper lines to each customer. In order for this type of connection to function, a VDSL 2-compatible modem router is required.
- FTTC – Fibre to the Curb is the newest technology available, which is capable of bringing optic fibre cables almost all the way to your premises. The connection then travels through existing copper cables into the home for quick and stable internet. A nbn® connection device, short for NCD, is then set up within the premises and then connected to the primary telephone wall socket. You will need to connect a router to nbn® NCD to access Internet service.
- HFC – Hybrid Fibre Coaxial is utilised where there is an existing cable network that can be used to make the final part of the connection. Similarly, with FTTN and FTTB, fibre optic cable is connected to a nearby node. A coaxial cable is then used to connect to a nbn® device, which is installed inside the customer’s premises. You will need to connect a router to nbn® HFC NTD to access Internet service.
For more information on nbn® speeds, see here.
What nbn® speeds are provided?
Occom provides a variety of different speed tiers for nbn® broadband access. Different broadband plans have different maximum download speeds varying from 12 megabits per second (Mbps), 25Mbps, 50Mbps, 100Mbps, 250Mbps, and 1000Mbps. Occom is one of the few best nbn® providers who can provide up to 1000Mbps with our rocket plan. Customers are able to choose between these plans depending on their speed preference. Contact us today for professional advice and assistance.
What is the nbn® Termination device?
The Network Termination Device (NTD), also known as the nbn® connection box, is required to be installed to connect to the nbn® network. NBN Co installs the device inside your home, which then connects to your Occom WiFi modem. The nbn connection box takes the data transmitted from fibre optic cables and converts it to electronic signals that your router can use. In the case of nbn™ Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) networks, one NTD can support more than one active internet service. On the day of connection, contact our support team to assure that your connection box is activated and working.
What should I do to make an appointment for nbn® installation?
Available appointment windows vary depending on the availability of nbn® technicians in your area. Appointment times can be either 8am to 12 noon or 1pm to 5pm in the afternoon. The nbn® technician may call you when they are on their way. Please ensure that you are available for the full appointment time slot. Please also ensure:
- the landlord or authorised representative of your account is on site and available to ensure during installation, all the equipment is installed where you want
- the access to all work areas (including any required access permits). This includes all server and communications rooms for your residence/business (if there is any) in order for the installation.
What is the nbn® New Development Charge?
The New Development Charge is a fee implemented in 2016 that charges all connections made in areas that the fibre infrastructure provider (e.g nbn®) has identified as within the boundary of a new development. The implementation of this fee was a decision made by the Australian government to shift partial costs of the fibre infrastructure onto “the parties that use or benefit from them”. All service providers will charge this fee on behalf of nbn® when the internet service is activated.
How is Occom different from other nbn® providers?
Occom is a top-rated nbn® service provider in Australia, receiving 4.9/5 stars from 10,000+ Google reviews. Occom has sufficient bandwidth and smart internet routeing to ensure the quality of service we promise. On top of that, Occom has affordable plans in addition to a selection of hand-picked modems from the world’s best brands.Our customer service team will also be happy to assist those customers who wish to bring their own modem (BYO) for internet configuration. We are proud of our fantastic customer reviews and strive to provide the services and customer support to meet the highest standards. Get Faster, Get Occom! Faster responses, faster setup, faster internet speeds, and faster troubleshooting.
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