Chorus data use climbs 11 percent in a year

In this edition Chorus quarterly update highli9ghts increasing data demand Industry support for testing service One NZ completed work on 28 mobile network sites in quarter Fibre uptake now 78.2 percentChorus added 5,000 net fibre connections in the September quarter, partly offsetting the loss of 4,000 copper lines. Total fixed-line connections increased by 1000 to 1.192 million.The network operator ended September with 1.152 million fibre connections. Fibre uptake across its network footprint (excluding other local fibre network areas) increased 0.3 percentage points to 76.2 percent. Uptake in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin was above 78 percent.Average monthly fibre data use reached 741 GB in September, up 11 percent year-on-year. July was the busiest month, averaging 760 GB per connection. Chorus recorded a peak network throughput of 4.9 Tbps (terabits per second) during a Fortnite update.About 85 percent of fibre customers are on plans offering speeds of at least 500 Mbps,…

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