The Web isn't dead in Australia

A meme from last year that the "Web is dead" doesn't seem to have stopped Australian 'net users, for whom that and e-mail remain the inescapable daily activity, according to a technology paper published by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

The complementary relationship between fixed

Its latest analysis of Internet usage as well restates the complementary relationship between fixed and mobile connections.

Its study, The internet service market in Australia, notes last year's continuing growth in fixed services, despite the greater maturity of the fixed market and in the face of fast mobile broadband growth.

Interestingly, the research as well suggests that income levels are becoming less relevant to whether or not a household has broadband access. During there is a strong correlation between non-use and both age and income, 31 percent of those who lacked a home Internet connection report that they get online by other means - employers' or friends' connections, or public services just as in libraries.

The research as well reveals interesting insights into the kinds of services that matter to Australians - and it's not all good news for service providers. We love the kinds of things the Internet lets us do, nevertheless when it comes to the services the industry loves, just as Internet TV offerings, the enthusiasm hasn't caught on but.

We nevertheless love the Web and e-mail - 79 percent of users conduct "innovation and information activities" daily, and the same proportion access e-mail, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) or instant messaging every day, and shopping is already on the daily activities list for 39 percent of users.

However, these activities don't offer much in the way of income opportunities for ISPs, compared to services like Internet TV services. Here, the market can be seen either as flat or immature.

The only "advanced TV" activities people care about are pause-and-rewind of live programs, and streaming TV or online content around the home. On-demand movies and sport? At "disinterested" levels of 70 percent and 61 percent respectively, our response comes close to hostility. Internet-connected TVs, shopping from the TV, and TV-based video calls show similar scores.