Broadband subscriptions now total 400m globally RSS

global-broadband.jpgThe total number of broadband subscribers worldwide has reached 400 million, according to research by broadband analyst firm Point Topic. This compares with 57,200 users in 1998 and 280,890 subscribers in 1999 – an increase of almost six-fold.

“When Point Topic started researching broadband in 1998 it was still mostly in the technical trial stage. Getting to 400 million subscribers in the 10 years since then has been one of the fastest rollouts of a major new technology the world has ever seen,” said Oliver Johnson, senior analyst at Point Topic.

“Now we are in the early days of a new era, which is going to be much more about quality than quantity. The emphasis is going to shift to providing high-bandwidth, high-quality broadband that can deliver multiple, steady, pin-sharp images for applications.”

DSL is still the dominant form of broadband, but fibre optic broadband subscriptions are on the increase, from 18,000 in 2002 to four million today. The research was commissioned for the Broadband Forum.

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1 Comment »Posted by Ellie on November 24th 2008 in Broadband, Mobile Broadband, Next Gen Broadband



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One Response to “Broadband subscriptions now total 400m globally”

  1. Elizabeth Veitch said on 07 Apr 2009 at 5:33 am #

    Hi – I write a small regional newsletter for an organisation in Australia (the Capital Region Area Consultative Committee) and would like to use this great image to illustrate an article on Australia’s new broadband network scheme. Cld you pls advise whether this would be alright, or would it contravene copyright?
    Thanks,
    Liz


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