TYPE OF ACCESS CONNECTIONThere were14.7million internet...

TYPE OF ACCESS CONNECTION

There were14.7million internet subscribers in Australia at the end of June 2018. This is an increase of3.6% from the end of December 2017.

Fibre connections grew by 22.4% in the six months between December 2017 and June 2018.Fibre growth for the year to June 2018 was 69.8%, reaching 3.6 million subscribers.

Broadband internet subscribers(a), by type of access connection
		Jun 2017	Dec 2017	Jun 2018
		'000	'000	'000
Broadband subscribers
	DSL	4 233	3 706	3 232
	Cable	1 010	924	937
	Fibre	2 144	2 973	3 640
	Satellite	np	120	132
	Fixed wireless	138	199	217
	Mobile wireless	6 107	6 286	6 561
	Other	np	0 (b)	1
All broadband subscribers		13 748	14 209	14 720