Global - Broadband - Statistical Overview

Synopsis

In mid 2009 there were over 430 million broadband subscribers worldwide. It is expected that the milestone of 500 million subscribers will be reached early in the next decade. DSL continues to be the most popular access technology around the world – however its market share will slowly be eroded by FttH in the years to come. On a regional level, Western Europe still has the largest share of broadband subscribers worldwide. This report presents key global statistics for broadband including overall global subscribers; regional share of broadband subscribers and top 10 countries. The report also includes OECD statistics such as top countries by broadband penetration and top countries by broadband subscribers. Global statistics on broadband access technologies are provided as well as preliminary data on broadband speeds and prices. The report also comprises global broadband revenue statistics.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Broadband statistics and forecasts
  
  • 2.1 Leaders in old and new broadband
    
  • 2.2 Broadband subscribers by access technology
    
  • 2.3 Broadband pricing and speeds
    
  • 2.4 Broadband revenue
    
• 3. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Worldwide broadband subscribers – 2003 - 2009
• Table 2 – Top 10 countries worldwide by fixed broadband subscribers – Q1 2009
• Table 3 – Top 10 countries worldwide by fixed broadband subscribers – Q1 2008
• Table 4 – Regional share of broadband subscribers – Q1 2009
• Table 5 - Broadband access among Internet households – selected countries – 2002 - 2009
• Table 6 – Top 13 OECD countries’ broadband penetration and ranking – 2001; 2006; 2008
• Table 7 – Top 10 OECD countries - broadband subscribers – 2007; 2008
• Table 8 – Old broadband (ADSL and cable) teledensity – in select countries – 2007
• Table 9 – New broadband (fibre) – household penetration top 14 countries – 2007
• Table 10 – Worldwide broadband market share by access technology – 2009
• Table 11 – OECD broadband market share by access technology – 2007; 2008
• Table 12 – OECD countries with cheapest broadband price per Mb/s – June 2007; October 2008
• Table 13 – Worldwide average monthly broadband price by technology – Q1 2008; Q3 2008
• Table 14 – OECD average advertised broadband speeds by technology - 2008
• Table 15 – Leading countries market share of fixed broadband services revenue - 2009
• Table 16 – Total fixed broadband services revenue worldwide – 2006; 2009; 2014
• Table 17 – Total fixed broadband equipment revenue worldwide – 2006; 2011

• Exhibit 1 - Indicative average download broadband speeds – selected countries – 2009
• Exhibit 2 - Why the average home will soon require 50Mb/s