NZ ultra-fast broadband uptake reaches the 50% mark

NZ UFB Fibre broadband uptake reaches 50%
Friday, 8 March 2019

The government has announced that about half of New Zealand homes and businesses are now connected to ultra-fast broadband (UFB) in the 121 centres where UFB is now available.

This means that 714,258 end users are now enjoying the benefits of a faster, more reliable internet connection in their homes and businesses

Kris Faafoi, Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media said “This government programme is about 77 per cent complete, with 1,432,554 users now able to connect to the network. When the UFB infrastructure is fully deployed by the end of 2022, people in more than 390 towns and cities will be able to connect to the country’s fibre network.

New Zealanders are starting to adopt UFB across New Zealand. The latest UFB Progress Report shows that 15 towns have uptake rates above 50 percent: Auckland, Blenheim, Cambridge, Dunedin, Hamilton, Nelson, New Plymouth, Pukekohe, Rotorua, Tauranga, Te Awamutu, Tīmaru, Waipu, Waiuku and Whāngārei

This quarter Waiuku overtook Dunedin as the centre with the highest percentage uptake of UFB – just over 59%.

“Uptake rates across the country indicate UFB is fast becoming Kiwis’ preferred broadband technology,” Kris Faafoi says

“We also know a lot of New Zealanders are keen internet users, and use is increasing year on year. For example, the Commerce Commission’s 2018 report showed Kiwis’ average monthly data use per fixed-line broadband connection was 172GB, compared to 117GB in 2017.

Top 10 towns for ultra-fast broadband uptake in New Zealand Oct-Dec 201

  1. Waiuku 59.1%
  2. Nelson 57.9%
  3. Hamilton 57.8%
  4. Tauranga 57.8%
  5. Auckland 55.9%
  6. Cambridge 55.5%
  7. Dunedin 54.4%
  8. Whāngārei 54.3%
  9. Pukekohe 54.2%
  10. Waipu 54.2%

Why choose a fibre broadband (UFB) plan?

 
New Zealanders are adopting fibre broadband for a good reason. It is quicker, more reliable and more affordable than older copper-based services like ADSL or VDSL. 
 
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