High Demand Continues For Global Broadband Services
Global broadband sub growth remains strong, attracting millions of new subscribers worldwide each month, according to a report.
Over the past 12 months, approximately 80 million new broadband subscribers signed up for high-speed access to the Internet, according to market research company In-Stat. At the beginning of 2008, DSL, mobile wireless, and cable modem service were the leading broadband access technologies, providing 93% of all worldwide broadband connections.
“The increasing popularity of online applications such as downloading music files, watching TV programming, and playing online video games, are driving demand for ‘fatter pipes’ that provide ever-increasing amounts of bandwidth,” explained Mike Paxton, an analyst for In-Stat. “Being able to use these applications, combined with the basic consumer desire to surf the net, is fueling global demand for broadband services.”
In terms of broadband access technologies, digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies continue to serve the greatest number of broadband subscribers worldwide, according to In-Stat’s figures, accounting for 55% of total broadband connections.
As of September 2008, there were 452 million broadband subscribers worldwide. In-Stat predicts that by 2012 worldwide broadband subscribers will reach 876 million, almost twice the size of the current subscriber base.
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