Three thousand little white boxes throughout the country are bringing broadband consumers the data they need to get a better bang for their internet buck. The white boxes track household broadband usage as part of a project led by the Commerce Commission and global internet surveyor, SamKnows​. Supplied White boxes around the country help global internet surveyor SamKnows monitor broadband usage, as well as the human behaviour behind internet consumption. In the future the data usage question may become less relevant as more consumers moved to unlimited data, Rodgers​ said. TOM PULLAR-STRECKER/STUFF Chorus network strategy manager Kurt Rodgers says internet usage has risen drastically, while human behaviour has remained the same.

Source: Stuff August 10, 2021 01:07 UTC