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10 October, 2007 - 8:53 AM
The latest research from Point-Topic reveals that global broadband subscribers have now topped 313,000,000. Roughly 65.87% (200m) of that figure connect using xDSL (ADSL etc.) technology, 21.89% use cable, fibre (FTTx) accounts for 10.80% and satellite holds a measly 0.28%; other technologies (e.g. wireless) accounted for under 2%:
Global Subscribers By Location (Q2 2007):
* Western Europe : 86,531,238
* North America : 71,623,711
* South and East Asia : 64,985,787
* Asia-Pacific : 54,316,955
* Latin America : 15,642,526
* Eastern Europe : 13,114,948
* Middle East and Africa : 7,427,406
* Other : 10,000
Western Europe continues to have the most broadband users, with 72 million of the 86 million broadband subscribers using DSL. The Eastern Europe DSL market, while small (less than 14 million), is the region with the strongest growth (over 60 per cent in the 12 months to 30 June 2007). The USA has the most broadband subscribers (over 63 million), but China tops the DSL subscriber list with over 44 million of its 59 million broadband users connected via DSL. 15 countries now have over three million DSL subscribers, and 29 have over one million subscribers, with Portugal passing the one million mark in the second quarter of 2007.
* Western Europe : 86,531,238
* North America : 71,623,711
* South and East Asia : 64,985,787
* Asia-Pacific : 54,316,955
* Latin America : 15,642,526
* Eastern Europe : 13,114,948
* Middle East and Africa : 7,427,406
* Other : 10,000
Western Europe continues to have the most broadband users, with 72 million of the 86 million broadband subscribers using DSL. The Eastern Europe DSL market, while small (less than 14 million), is the region with the strongest growth (over 60 per cent in the 12 months to 30 June 2007). The USA has the most broadband subscribers (over 63 million), but China tops the DSL subscriber list with over 44 million of its 59 million broadband users connected via DSL. 15 countries now have over three million DSL subscribers, and 29 have over one million subscribers, with Portugal passing the one million mark in the second quarter of 2007.
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