Average fibre data demand beats covid peak

The number of people using more than 1,000 GB per month is increasing. (Image: Ookla.com / screenshot)

Tue, 09 Jul 2024

Total monthly data use in New Zealand has surpassed the peaks seen during the covid lockdowns in 2021.According to fibre infrastructure company Chorus, the average amount of data used per person for June 2024 was 623 gigabytes (GB). That was 2GB more than the previous highest average monthly use in 2021 and 25 GB more than the March 2024 average of 598 GB.Fibre data demand continues to rocket. (Image: Chorus)The company said 16% of users surpassed 1000 GB or 1 terabyte (TB) per month, up from 15% in the previous quarter.Fibre broadband con...

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