"Streaming video is taking up more of our screen time, working from home still commands the most uploads, and Australia is clawing up the worldwide broadband speed rankings. The reforms have encouraged more people to stream entertainment, NBN Co chief technology officer Guy Scott said, with the trend now using 48 per cent of all data downloaded from the National Broadband Network (NBN)."
""What doesn't change is the busy hour - the busy hour stays consistently between 9pm and 10pm." More than three in four Australian households (76 per cent) use streaming video services, according to Worldpanel ComTech, with Paramount+, Stan Sport and ad-supported subscriptions growing in 2025. Communication platforms driving uploads Uploads over the NBN grew by 12 per cent during 2025, while downloads jumped by 10 per cent to reach an average of 508 gigabytes a month - twice the data downloaded in 2019."
Streaming video accounts for 48 per cent of all data downloaded from the National Broadband Network. The busiest hour of network use remains consistently between 9pm and 10pm. More than three in four Australian households (76 per cent) use streaming video services, and ad-supported subscriptions plus services like Paramount+ and Stan Sport are growing in 2025. Upload traffic over the NBN rose 12 per cent during 2025, while download traffic increased 10 per cent, reaching an average of 508 gigabytes per month, about twice the monthly download level in 2019.
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