Home penetration of fixed broadband is on track to hit 500 millio...
Home penetration of fixed broadband is on track to hit 500 million subscribers worldwide next year, Futuresource Consulting said. More than 60 percent of homes get broadband through local telephone providers, with cable accounting for most of the rest,…
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the group said. Japan and South Korea lead in broadband speeds, with average download speeds of 30 Mbps in each country. In Europe, Sweden comes out on top, averaging 14 Mbps last year. In the U.S., the national average in 2008 was just 2.7 Mbps, Futuresource said. “Download speeds are becoming the next broadband battleground for the ISPs in developed countries,” said Patrik Pfandler, Futuresource senior market analyst. Markets in many developed countries are becoming saturated, but alternative “hot spots” are starting to emerge, Pfandler said. “Our research shows Africa and the Middle East will experience spikes this year that equate to 33 percent growth. Longer term, India is the country to watch out for over the next four years. With one of the lowest household penetration rates for fixed broadband at the moment -- at just over 2 percent, or five million subscribers -- the market is projected to grow five-fold by 2013, to almost 25 million lines.”