VOLUME OF DATA DOWNLOADED
The total volume of data downloaded in the three months ended 31 December 2015 was 1.71 million Terabytes (or 1.7 Exabytes). This is a 23.5% increase in data downloads when compared with the three months ended 30 June 2015.
Data downloaded via fixed line broadband (1.67 million Terabytes) accounted for 98% of all internet downloads in the three months ended 31 December 2015.
From December 2014 to December 2015, the volume of data downloaded by fixed line broadband showed a 50.4% increase.
Volume of data downloaded by type of access connection, for ISPs with more than 1,000 subscribers |
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| | Dec 2014 | Jun 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| | TB | TB | TB |
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Broadband | | | |
| Fixed line(a) | 1 112 379 | 1 349 975 | 1 673 123 |
| Wireless(b) | 34 339 | 38 673 | 41 757 |
| Total Broadband | 1 146 718 | 1 388 648 | 1 714 880 |
Total volume of data downloaded(c) | 1 146 743 | 1 388 697 | 1 714 922 |
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(a) Fixed line includes DSL, cable, fibre to the premises and other fixed line broadband. |
(b) Wireless includes satellite, fixed wireless, mobile wireless via a datacard, dongle, USB modem or tablet SIM card and other wireless broadband. Excludes data downloaded via mobile handsets which is reported in the mobile handset section. |
(c) Dial-up volume is not shown separately, but is included in the total. |
The following graph shows the number of internet subscribers and the volume of data downloaded for the reporting periods between December 2007 and December 2015.