New figures from eir show that total broadband data usage on its network in 2022 dropped slightly compared to 2021 as Covid restrictions were lifted.
In its "2022 Year in Data" report, eir said that 4,400 Petabytes of data were used this year compared to 4,500 Petabytes in 2021.
But fibre-to-the-home broadband data increased by 37% this year at 1,500 Petabytes, up from 1,100 Petabytes last year.
Each household on average used just under 6,000 Gigabytes across the 12-month period, which is equivalent to eight hours of video a day.
Today's figures from eir show that the record high in data usage in 2022 so far was 15.9 Petabytes on Sunday December 4, while the lowest data usage for fixed broadband was on Wednesday May 4 at 9.3 PB.
It also noted surges in eir TV traffic at several moments in the year including the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday December 20, the RTE Late Late Toy Show on Friday November 25 and the GAA All-Ireland Finals on July 17 and 24.
On average, Sunday was the highest data usage day of the week across the year.
On mobile data, eir said that 12 million minutes of mobile voice calls were recorded on Christmas Eve, making it the busiest day for mobile chats.
Tuesday December 27 was the busiest day for mobile data usage, as customers streamed video and music services, it added.
One Petabyte (PB) is equal to 1,000 Terabytes (TB). One TB is equal to 1,000 Gigabytes (GB) and one GB is equal 1,000 Megabytes (MB).
