According to a new report released by ABI research, the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers worldwide will rise substantially to 501mn by the end of 2014. 106mn of these are expected to subscribe to fibre services. Fibre broadband subscribers totaled 44 million at the end of 2009.
The Asia-Pacific region has the highest fibre broadband penetration, followed by North America whereas Asia-Pacific represents nearly 84 percent of worldwide fibre broadband subscribers. South Korea and Japan ranked highest in terms of fibre broadband penetration. NTT is the largest fiber broadband operator with approximately 12 million subscribers.
There are three fixed-line broadband technologies, such as DSL, Cable & Fibre. 65% of the world's subscribers connect via DSL, while 25% connect via cable and 10% connect via fibre-based broadband. The user demand while using the broadband services consist of file sharing, music downloads, online gaming, video conferencing etc.
The rise in Broadband penetration is expected to continue as many service providers are offering triple-play services thereby driving down access prices.
The Asia-Pacific region has the highest fibre broadband penetration, followed by North America whereas Asia-Pacific represents nearly 84 percent of worldwide fibre broadband subscribers. South Korea and Japan ranked highest in terms of fibre broadband penetration. NTT is the largest fiber broadband operator with approximately 12 million subscribers.
There are three fixed-line broadband technologies, such as DSL, Cable & Fibre. 65% of the world's subscribers connect via DSL, while 25% connect via cable and 10% connect via fibre-based broadband. The user demand while using the broadband services consist of file sharing, music downloads, online gaming, video conferencing etc.
The rise in Broadband penetration is expected to continue as many service providers are offering triple-play services thereby driving down access prices.
