Australian Internet activity snapshot
The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released figures for Australian Internet usage the December 2009 quarter. Here are the highlights:
- At the end of December 2009, there were 9.1 million active internet subscribers in Australia.
- The phasing out of dial-up internet connections continued with nearly 90% of internet connections now being non dial-up. Australians also continued to access higher download speeds, with 62% of access connections having a download speed of 1.5Mbps or greater.
- Digital subscriber line (DSL) continued to be the major technology for connections, accounting for 51% of non dial-up connections. However, this percentage share has decreased since June 2009 when DSL represented 57% of non dial-up connections.
- Mobile wireless via a datacard, dongle or USB modem was the fastest growing technology in internet connections, increasing to 2.8 million in December 2009. This represents a 40% increase from June 2009.
The following graph from the report shows the shift in balance of how Australians choose to connect to the Internet.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Internet Activity, Australia, Dec 2009
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