Australia leads OECD on wireless broadband, but tied with Austria for 18th on wired broadband; NZ improving

Australia has moved into first place among the 34 OECD countries for wireless broadband penetration, with 114 subscriptions per 100 people, the OECD has announced.A 13 per cent increase in smartphone subscriptions in the first half of 2013 helped Austrlia move up from third place and edge out Finland, which has 112.9 wireless broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, according to the OECD broadband numbers posted this week.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/535609/australia_leads_oecd_wireless_broadband/Also see:OECD broadband statistics show New Zealand improving but still could do better [news release]
Today’s release of OECD broadband statistics shows that New Zealand’s is slowly climbing the ranking table, but that there is still a lot of room for improvement, InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) says.The headline statistic is that New Zealand is in the middle of the pack for broadband penetration, ranking 15th out of 34 countries with 29.5 subscriptions per 100 residents. This is marginally above the international average of 26.7.
https://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2014/OECD-broadband-statistics-show-New-Zealand-improving-still-could-do-better

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