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Globally, there have been over 232 billion downloads, US$168 billion in consumer spend, and 3.8 trillion hours spent on mobile apps, according to a new report by mobile data and analytics provider App Annie.

Qobuz is the world’s first music platform to offer hi-res streaming and downloading, and it has arrived in Australia, making its growing catalogue available to Aussie music lovers and audiophiles for true aural pleasure.

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has taken the opportunity to remind Australians about the importance of mobile phone data privacy as we begin a new year.

Data demand on the National Broadband Network’s main wholesale access service continues to peak above pre-COVID-19 levels as more Australians continue to rely on the network for their work, entertainment and education needs, according to the latest report from NBN Co, the operators of the NBN.

Peak data demand on the National Broadband Network's main wholesale access service has eased as Australians start returning to schools and workplaces, although peak throughput on the main NBN wholesale access service remains above the pre-COVID-19 baseline.

National Broadband Network operator NBN Co has extended its offer to provide up to 40% additional capacity to Internet providers, at no extra cost, for another two months - through the June and July billing periods - as part of its support for telecommunications retailers during the COVID 19 pandemic.

Australian doctors in general practice clinics will get free delivery of enhanced telehealth services with upgrades to the system delivered by NBN Co in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australians are taking up subscriptions to streaming services in ever increasing numbers, with 71% of Aussies with a TV set in the home using at least one paid video streaming service in 2019.

The decade old AUSKey and Manage ABN Connections services are set to be retired by the Australia Tax Office (ATO).

Australians are spending less time talking on their mobile phones and downloading substantially more data than they were even a year ago, according to Australia’s competition regulator, the ACCC.

New Zealanders are tuning in to audio and video podcasts at an increasing rate, with the growth in podcast downloads iout-pacing the growth in other online downloads including TV programs, feature length movies and video clips, according to newly published research.

Telstra's customers are voracious downloaders, with the top 10 most data-hungry suburbs revealed, as it revealed July 2018 monthly data usage per state. 

The latest Internet stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have arrived, and on the major metrics on usage and download, the numbers are all up.

The amount of data Australians are consuming has gone through the roof, rising by 43% in the past year, according to a new report tabled in Parliament today. We’re also using a more diverse range of devices, although the mobile phone is still the most popular and frequently used way to go online.

Norway-based Vivaldi Technologies has released version 1.13 of its Vivaldi browser which is targeted at power users who are choosy about configuring things their own way.

Telecommunications and Internet services provider Spirit Telecom has deployed its claimed “superfast” Internet network in Melbourne’s iconic 297.3-metre high Eureka Tower building to service 575 apartments.

Publishers generated revenues of more than US$89 billion globally from app downloads and usage last year as downloads reached 90 billion, according to a new report on the mobile app economy.

Internet Australia has again raised concerns about the costs associated with site-blocking laws designed to deal with unlawful downloading of video and audio content via overseas websites.

Aldi Mobile has launched 4G across all of its mobile plans offering the service free to users of mobile network.

Global mobile app revenue will grow by 2.2 times over the next five years, from US $36bn in 2015 to US $79bn in 2020, according to global analyst firm Ovum.