Smaller broadband providers,
"Smaller providers combined now purchase around one-quarter of NBN wholesale services, and they are continuing to grow their customer base as they compete against the bigger retailers," ACCC Commissioner
The three major broadband providers,
The breakdown of wholesale speeds shows TPG and
The change in wholesale speed tiers is unlikely to reflect an actual shift in household preferences from 100 Mbps services to 50 Mbps. Rather, it is more likely that
Under the previous wholesale cost structure, some retailers found bandwidth savings and overall cost benefits in purchasing 100 Mbps wholesale services to supply 50 Mbps at the retail level.
The report also shows that over 77,000 services were activated on the higher capacity fibre to the premises technology in the
"The growth in higher speed wholesale services shows that a segment of consumers want faster internet,"
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NBN satellite services remained relatively steady, with a small decline of about 1,300 services, or 1.4 per cent, in the
The average bandwidth (CVC) that NBN supplied to broadband providers increased to 4.8 Mbps per user in the December quarter, up from 3.1 Mbps in the previous quarter. This was largely related to the new wholesale pricing arrangements and unlikely due to any changes in household usage.
Further information, including time series data, is available on the ACCC website at NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report.
Background
The ACCC's NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report contains information on
Retail service information is available via the ACCC's Internet Activity record keeping rule report.
Retail service providers use
Some small retail service providers do not directly connect with
.
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