The Telsyte research also found that 25 per cent of Australians with smartphones are regularly using voice or video call applications, with Skype being the main application.

"Some applications require a better data connection to provide users a more complete experience," Lee said.

"With typical speed of up to 40M megabits per second [Mbps] on LTE network, it will open a lot of doors for applications that are data hungry and with a more spontaneous response requirement, such as turn-by-turn navigation and video applications."

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