ICT data for Australia

ICT data

The CTO is committed to providing as much relevant and up-to-date information about the ICT sector in Member Countries as possible. A summary of ICT information for Australia is provided below (link for a .pdf document containing a much fuller set of information).

Government Institutions
Principal Government Institution
Minister: Hon. Michelle Rowland MP, Minister of Communications
Regulator Australian Communications and Media Authority
Other agencies
Latest indicators
Mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 107.66 (2020)
Fixed (wired) broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 35.05 (2020)
Estimated Internet Users per 100 inhabitants 254 (2020)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,200,000 (2020)
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 31 (2019)
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions 27,450,000 (2020)
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 108 (2020)
Mobile Operators
Optus Mobile 900/2100 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+
700(28)/1800(3)/2100(1)/2600(7)/2300(40) MHz LTE-A
2300(n40)/3500(n78) 5G NR
Telstra Mobile 850 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+
700(28)/900(8)/1800(3)/2600(7) MHz LTE, LTE-A
850(n5)/3500(n78) 5G NR
Vodafone (TPG Telecom) 900 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+
850(5)/1800(3)/2100(1)/2600(7) MHz LTE-A
700(n28)/3500(n78) 5G NR
Useful publications

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