Open Vault Broadband Insights Report

Average broadband data consumption easily eclipsed a new milestone in 2023, ending the year above 600 GB per month and setting the stage for average monthly usage to reach or exceed 700 GB by the end of 2024, according to the 4Q23 edition of the OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report. Key findings from the report include:

• Usage: The monthly average data consumed by subscribers in 4Q23 was 641 GB, up 9.3% from 4Q22’s average of 586.7 GB.
• Power Users The super power user category consuming 2 TB or more per month increased by 37% since 4Q22.
• Speed Tiers The percentage of subscribers on gigabit speed tiers grew 29% year over year, with one-third of subscribers now provisioned for gigabit speeds.
• Extreme Power Users The new category of extreme power users consuming 5 TB or more per month increased by 71% since 4Q22.
• Key Bandwidth Usage Insight Commercial subscribers use 74% more upstream data than residential subscribers.