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A Broadband First: Usage-Based Consumption on Par with Flat-Rate Use
OVBI cites revenue, network performance implications of dramatic shift Jersey City, NJ; May 17, 2023– A key broadband trend was upended in the first quarter of 2023 as subscribers on usage based broadband (UBB) plans achieved and slightly exceeded consumption parity...
OVBI: Average Monthly Broadband Usage Nears 600GB
Year-over-year gigabit tier adoption more than doubles in 4Q22 Jersey City, NJ; Feb. 8, 2023– Average broadband consumption approached a new high of nearly 600 GB per month and the percentage of subscribers on gigabit speed tiers has more than doubled, according to...
OVBI: Affordable Connectivity Participants are Heavy Broadband Users
OpenVault sees significantly higher consumption within FCC program Jersey City, NJ; Sept. 12, 2022– Broadband usage patterns of participants in the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program are significantly exceeding those of the broader connected population, according...
OVBI: 2 TB Usage Growth Surging as Subscriber Speeds Increase
OpenVault sees 31% increase in “super power users” in 1Q22 Jersey City, NJ; June 8, 2022– Rising adoption of higher-speed broadband packages is accelerating the number of “super power user” subscribers who consume more than two terabytes (2 TB) of bandwidth per month,...
OVBI: Average Broadband Usage Tops Half a Terabyte In 4Q21
OVBI: AVERAGE BROADBAND USAGE TOPS HALF A TERABYTE IN 4Q21 OpenVault report charts continued alignment between usage and speeds Jersey City, NJ; March 1, 2022– Average broadband usage leaped past the 512 GB – or half a terabyte – mark for the first time in the fourth...
OVBI: Q321 Speed Clipping Nears 400% of Early Pandemic Figures
OpenVault: Broadband subscribers hitting upper speed limits rose sharply from May 2020 to September 2021 Hoboken, NJ; November 18, 2021 – The percentage of subscribers who are pushing against the upper limits of their broadband speed tiers has increased dramatically...
OVBI: Subscriber Speed Increases Driving Higher Median Broadband Usage
OpenVault: 22% of subscribers would benefit from speed tier upgrade Hoboken, NJ; August 17, 2021 – The migration to faster speed tiers is driving higher levels of broadband usage across all subscribers, according to the 2Q 2021 OVBI (OpenVault Broadband Insights)...
OVBI: GIGABIT-SPEED SUBSCRIBERS CONTINUE RISE; SIX MONTH INCREASE OF 75%
OpenVault: Upstream consumption flat amid seasonal average usage declines in 1Q21 Hoboken, NJ; June 1, 2021 – Although data usage moderated in Q1 2021 after pandemic-fueled rapid growth last year, subscribers continued to adapt to the new broadband environment by...
OVBI: COVID-19 DROVE 51% INCREASE IN BROADBAND TRAFFIC IN 2020
OpenVault: Average consumption approaches one-half TB Hoboken, NJ; February 10, 2021 – Traffic on broadband networks rose by more than half and average broadband usage approached one-half a terabyte at the end of 2020, according to the Q4 2020 OVBI (OpenVault...
OPENVAULT: THANKSGIVING DAY BROADBAND CONSUMPTION UP 45% IN 2020
Increase Coincides with Holiday Suspension of Zoom Conferencing Limitations Hoboken, NJ (November 30, 2020) – With Zoom removing usage limits across its platform for the holiday, cable broadband usage on Thanksgiving Day registered a year-over-year 45% jump, according...