DSL hit the 85.3 million global subscriber mark, growing more tha...
DSL hit the 85.3 million global subscriber mark, growing more than 39% in 2004, according to industry analyst Point Topic. It said DSL added 24 million subscribers the first 9 months of this year, with more than 500,000 users…
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signing up globally each week. In N. America, DSL gained almost 3.5 million subscribers in the 3rd quarter, to 15.1 million total at the end of Sept., the study said. It said the U.S. added 3.2 million, reaching 12.6 million DSL-enabled phone lines and raising DSL’s broadband market share 3.8%. In Canada, DSL has 48% market share after adding 120,000 subscribers in the quarter, it said. The study said Latin America was now emerging as a DSL market, adding 1.2 million subscribers the first 9 months of 2004, more than 72% growth. It said Brazil was leading the way, gaining over 620,000 DSL subscribers, and Mexico, Argentina and Peru had more than 50% growth this year. DSL Forum Pres. Tom Starr said he expected “DSL subscribers will have passed the 100 million subscriber milestone [by Feb.]… That will mean 10% of the world’s phone lines are delivering [high-speed Internet] to people in every region.”