U.S. Ranks Ninth Worldwide in Mobile Broadband Use, says FCC

The FCC said in its second international broadband report Friday that the United States ranks ninth for mobile broadband adoption compared to other countries around the world, and ranks twelfth for fixed broadband.

The agency also reported that the United States ranked eighth out of 29 other countries for its 3G coverage.

The FCC based its report on data from 38 countries, most of which belong to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The main focus of the FCC's report was fixed broadband services because less information is available on mobile broadband, a comparatively newer technology.

"Consistent data on mobile broadband adoption is just beginning to become available for this rapidly growing segment of the broadband market," the FCC said in its report. "In future reports we hope to collect and incorporate more data about the mobile segment of the broadband market."

Analysis of mobile broadband adoption is complicated by the fact that some consumers view wireless broadband as a way to supplement their existing fixed Internet connection, while others may substitute mobile broadband for fixed.

The report found that adoption of fixed broadband in the United States lags behind several other countries, including South Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany. However, the United States posted higher adoption rates of fixed broadband than Japan and the average rate of countries in the European Union.

The FCC also reported that broadband adoption was linked to population size, density and income. Communities with larger, denser populations with higher incomes were more likely to sign up for broadband Internet services. The report did not detect a "statistically significant" relationship between education and broadband adoption.

The agency gave a mixed review to the speed of U.S. broadband service. According to the report, some major cities in Europe and Asia have a "significant edge" over comparable U.S. cities in reported download speeds, while speeds in some other international cities are roughly comparable to speeds in many U.S. cities.

The FCC warned that its staff found data sets on international broadband were incomplete and generally challenging to compare because of "significant gaps and variations in data collection methodologies across countries." By Maisie RamsayMonday, May 23, 2011

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