ABI Research has predicted that global revenue from fixed line broadband internet access (ISP) services will reach £117 Billion ($170bn) by the end of 2009 and top £126bn ($184bn) by the end of 2010 (+14% annual growth).

Services based off DSL ( ADSL , ADSL2+ etc. ) technology will remain the largest broadband revenue generator with 62% of the global total. However new superfast fibre optic ( e.g. 100Mbps FTTH ) service revenue is the fastest-growing among the various platforms.


In countries with low penetration fixed broadband pricing can be higher, claims ABI, and data speeds lower than in countries with higher penetration. In countries such as Thailand or India, broadband connections with 4Mbps download speeds cost around £13 per month while a 20Mbps fixed broadband connection costs around £16.50 in France.

Triple play bundles and HDTV services are options being touted to customers that will also help operators to boost their Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) targets. The Asia-Pacific region is currently spearheading fibre installations, with 80% of the global broadband fibre market.