The latest Q1-2014 global broadband report from UK telecoms analyst
Point Topic has revealed that the world is now home to 690.1 million fixed line broadband subscribers (+1.9% in the quarter), which is up from +0.4% recorded at the end of 2013. It’s also the first quarter where the market share for older copper line broadband connections (e.g.
ADSL, SDSL) has dipped below 50%.