Dial-up and broadband Internet connections in New Zealand

About this data

Notes

Number of internet connections for both residential and business/government. Dial-up includes analogue and ISDN. Broadband includes digital subscriber line, cellular (does not include mobile phone connections), wireless, cable, satellite, and fibre optic connections. Data as at 30 June.

For more information

http://datainfoplus.stats.govt.nz/Item/nz.govt.stats/bc2825ec-02db-4a69-bf53-47c87f4801cb#/nz.govt.stats/8f64eea6-8821-46b1-be32-cdb59dcb5c8f

Inclusions

The target population is ‘all resident New Zealand Internet service providers’ (92 businesses). Internet service providers (ISPs) are defined as economically significant businesses that supply Internet connectivity services to individuals, households, businesses, and other organisations in New Zealand.

Changes to data collection/processing

In 2016, data used by mobile phone Internet connections was collected and published for the first time.

Data provided by

Statistics New Zealand

Dataset name

Internet Service Provider Survey: Main tables 2016

Webpage:

http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/industry_sectors/information_technology_and_communications/ISPSurvey_HOTP2016.aspx

How to find the data:

At URL provided, select 'Internet Service Provider Survey: 2016 – tables (Excel, 9 sheets, 69kB)' from the right-hand side.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Internet Service Provider Survey: Main tables 2016

From the dataset Internet Service Provider Survey: Main tables 2016, this data was extracted:

Sheet:
Range: B8:F17
Provided: 30 data points

This data forms the table Internet - Dial up and broadband Internet connections 2012–2016.

Dataset originally released on:

October 14, 2016

Purpose of collection

The main objective of the ISP Survey is to provide the government with information on the total number and nature of the subscribers that use New Zealand based ISPs to connect either permanently or regularly to the internet.

Method of collection/Data source

The Internet service provider survey is a postal survey of all businesses that meet the population selection criteria.