Take up of 3G mobile and wireless broadband rises 162%

Tim Burrowes

January 13, 2010 9:16

Consumer take up of 3G mobile and wireless broadband services was strong during 2008-09, growing by 162 per cent, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

The latest Communications Report 2008-09 released by ACMA also found that during the June quarter of last year, Australians downloaded 99,993 terabits of data, an 80 per cent rise on the same period in 2008.

The report says wireless broadband subscribers accounted for 25 per cent of all internet subscribers during June 2009, up from 11 per cent in June the previous year.

Nearly 80 per cent of Australians have an internet service at home, most of which (90 per cent) are broadband enabled. Broadband (non dial-up) internet subscribers have risen from 5.66 million to 6.72 million.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.