VOLUME OF DATA DOWNLOADED
The total volume of data downloaded in the three months ended 31 December 2016 was 2.6 million Terabytes (or 2.6 Exabytes). This is a 23.3% increase in data downloads when compared with the three months ended 30 June 2016 and a 50.8% increase in the year between December 2015 and December 2016.
Data downloaded via fixed line broadband (2.5 million Terabytes) accounted for 98% of all internet downloads in the three months ended 31 December 2016.
Volume of data downloaded by type of access connection(a) |
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| | Dec 2015 | Jun 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| | TB | TB | TB |
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Volume of data downloaded
Broadband | | | |
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| Fixed line(b) | 1 673 123 | 2 049 553 | 2 532 367 |
| Wireless(c) | 41 757 | 48 100 | 54 689 |
Total Broadband | | 1 714 880 | 2 097 654 | 2 587 056 |
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(a) Data reported for the three month period. |
(b) Fixed line includes DSL, cable, fibre and other fixed line broadband. |
(c) 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. |
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The following graph shows the number of internet subscribers and the volume of data downloaded for the reporting periods between December 2007 and December 2016.