154% mobile broadband growth in the US in Q4 2007

The number of computers using mobile broadband technology to access the Internet grew by 154% in Q4 2007 versus Q4 2006.

	Q4 2006	Q4 2007	Percent Change
Mobile Broadband	854	2,168	154%
Source: comScore

Published on: March 9, 2008 Department: Broadband, Mobile usage, Wireless data

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4.2 mln Internet users signed up for fiber in Q1 2008
US Internet penetration by demographic profile
66% of teens live in households with broadband
US cable companies added 1.19 mln new broadband subscribers in Q1 2008
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In February 2008 Brit used broadband for 19 hours 40 minutes
Brands with highest concentration of UK broadband visitors
44% of Americans say Internet outage would disrupt their lives
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US household to generate 1.1 TB of Internet traffic a month by 2010
19 mln new broadband lines in EU in 2007
Mobile broadband usage by income segment in Q4 2007
154% mobile broadband growth in the US in Q4 2007
3.24 mln broadband subscribers in India
70% of young Brits log onto social networking sites
US broadband access by demographic groups
55% of all Americans have broadband Internet access
Only 48% of high-school graduates have broadband
96% of California households have access to broadband
54% of Americans had broadband in 2007
61% of broadband Internet users watch online video
5.4 mln broadband powerline units shipped in 2007
92 mln Europeans have broadband in 2007
Triple-play subscriptions to grow by 52% in 2007
$891.7 mln will be earned on fiber optic test equipment by 2013
Consumer broadband value-added services up 81% in 2006
84% of UK Internet users have broadband
Customer support costs for home networks to exceed $200 mln
Home networks to grow 35% in 2007
1.4 mln UK households dropped dial-up in 6 months
58% of US households do not have access to broadband
90% of US broadband households rent movies
European mobile broadband market generated 1.1 bln euros in 2006
57.8 mln US households have broadband at home
536 mln broadband users worldwide by 2011
Global fiber to the premises market generated $2.6 bln in 2006
567 mln broadband subscribers worldwide by 2011
300 mln broadband subscribers worldwide
72% of Americans have broadband
Top 30 broadband countries with prices per megabit
Which broadband technologies are in use among top broadband countries
Top countries by broadband lines added: China, USA, France
Top broadband countries by annual growth: Greece, Romania, Ukraine
Top broadband countries by penetration among households: South Korea, Iceland, Hong Kong, Singapore
Global cable modem market by region
23% of UK business are shopping for a new ISP
Global DSL market by region
66% of global broadband is DSL, 22% is cable
Breakdown of global broadband subscribers between DSL, cable and fiber
Top countries by broadband population: Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands
30 mln fiber Internet subscribers globally in 2006
250K DSL lines were transferred to fiber in Q4 2006
Top broadband growth countries in Q4 2006: Vietnam, Ukraine, Greece
Top broadband countries in 2006
Fiber broadband growth in Asia-Pacific in Q4 2006
Asia-Pacific broadband access services market to reach 225 mln subscribers by 2011
Fiber to the premises outperforms DSL and cable in Q4 2006
60% of US consumer buy their broadband in bundle with other services
Global broadband penetration by region
281.5 mln broadband customers worldwide in 2007
10% of US households can only get broadband via satellite
68% of Americans believe not enough is done to provide broadband to poor
45% of European broadband users watch TV online
Cable modem termination systems up 29% in 2006
Broadband equipment sales to generate $15.1 bln by 2011
At $35 a month 100 mln Americans would buy mobile broadband
50% of broadband customers would switch to ISP with wireless access
Top concerns of broadband users
65.7% of global broadband connections are DSL
Top broadband countries in Q4 2006: USA, China, Japan, Germany
18 mln US households to have fiber broadband by 2011
Business software is the most popular broadband app for UK workspaces
480 mln broadband users worldwide by 2012
50 mln Americans bought broadband in 2006
55% of global broadband connections to be fiber-to-the-home
45% of US households that move first call up telephone company
12 mln of fiber deployed in the US in 2006
2.5 mln Americans to buy broadband over powerline in 2011
162 mln global households to have broadband-enabled TVs by 2011
69% of UK Internet users have broadband
50 mln US households to have broadband by year-end 2006
US broadband penetration is at 78%
85% of broadband customers favor quadruple play
91% of UK broadband customers are generally pretty happy with the service
Worldwide broadband growth falls to 7.1% in Q2 2006
18.46 mln broadband lines in the UK by year-end 2008
48.7 mln broadband routers shipped in 2005
DSL multiplexer ports up 2% in Q1 2006
Top European countries by broadband penetration
82% of UK broadband customers satisfied with the download times
164 mln DSL users worldwide
2 mln broadband powerline equipment units shipped in 2005
39% of networked broadband households interested in multimedia networking
14% of US broadband households would be interested in iTunes movie download
Cable companies to make $1 bln from mobile traffic by 2011
North American broadband systems market to reach $3.5 bln in 2005
Broadband growth in China is at 79% for the past 3 years
Set top box shipments to decline in 2006
730K broadband lines purchased in UK in Q2 2006
Top broadband town in the UK: Swindon
360 mln households worldwide to have broadband by 2010
72% of Americans have broadband
50.2 mln broadband lines in the US in 2005
12.8 mln broadband subscriptions in Korea
22% of broadband ISP revenues in UK come from value-added services
Romania, Slovakia and Czech Republic broadband subscriptions up 147-186% in Q1 2006
In Q1 2006 China added 3.7 mln new broadband subscribers, US added 3.3 mln
10 mln Chinese bought DSL subscriptions in Q1 2005 - Q1 2006
50% of work broadband connections in the UK are DSL
Latin American broadband market up 75% in 2005
35% of bundled broadband services buyers are highly satisfied, unlikely to switch
400 mln broadband subscriptions worldwide by 2010
0.6% of Americans can get fiber to the home
Broadband router market generated $2.9 bln in 2005
Top states in broadband penetration: Connecticut, NJ, Hawaii, Massachusetts
Top US broadband ISPs in Q1 2006
Broadband value-added services up 74% in 2005
Triple play to generate $206 per subscriber by 2010
Asia Pacific broadband access market to reach $55.1 bln in 2011
By 2010 every European will have wireless broadband
Broadband video to generate $16 bln in 2010
European broadband penetration in 2004
47 mln households will have broadband and residential gateways by 2010
Broadband penetration leaders: Iceland - 26.7%, South Korea - 25.4%, Netherlands - 25.4%, Denmark - 25%
25% of broadband Americans visit foreign news sites
43% of broadband users aged 50+ get their news online
40% of broadband users rely on Internet more than other media
26% of dial-up Americans and 43% of broadband Americans read Internet news
Broadband penetration in Europe is at 13%
DSL prices down 7.1% in 2005
US broadband penetration number 2003-2006
44 mln broadband networks in the US
DSL operators added 5.2 mln, cable companies gained 4.4 mln broadband subscribers in 2005
58% of US dial-up users say broadband is available in their area
46% of rural Americans and 47% of urban and suburban Americans use DSL
24% of rural Americans have broadband
40% of US broadband households are suburban
65.7% of Americans to have broadband by 2009
Broadband subscriber growth in Q2 2005
347 mln cable TV subscribers worldwide, only 50 mln have cable modems
China will have the largest number of broadband users in the world by year-end 2006
89% of US small and medium businesses have broadband
810K broadband subscribers in Argentina
412,860 DSL subscribers in Hungary
Wandsworth has the highest broadband penetration in UK - 25%
Broadband penetration is at 1.7% in Ireland
Broadband access systems market in Japan down 22% in 2005
Australian broadband revenues to grow at 18% a year
5.4 mln fiber-to-the-home subscribers in Japan by March 2006
52% of US men and 48% of US women have broadband
Broadband video-on-demand to generate $2.6 bln by 2009
Global broadband video to reach $16 bln by 2010
3.4% of all hotels worldwide had broadband in 2004, 11.4% will have by 2009
European DSL ownership
Broadband penetration in Europe
More than 30% of UK businesses have broadband
2.77 mln fiber-to-the-home subscribers in Japan
1 bln broadband subscribers worldwide in 2005, 1.8 bln by 2010
Top US broadband ISPs: Comcast, SBC, Time Warner, Verizon
Broadband states all vote Democrat, dial-up states vote Republican
Broadband by world region: Asia-Pacific - 42%, EMEA - 30%, Americas - 28%
1.24 mln broadband users in Russia, 890K in India
176 mln people worldwide had broadband in Q2 2005
360 mln TV viewers and 20 mln broadband users in China
47.5 mln broadband subscribers in the EU
World broadband penetration leaders: Korea, Netherlands, Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland
UK broadband adoption benefits Disney Online, Google Blogger, MyOffers, ITV.com
Global broadband hookups: DSL - 61.2%, cable - 32%
9.5 mln new broadband subscribers in 2004, 9.3 mln in 2005
20% of US households have home network
61.3% of US home Internet connections are broadband in August 2005
Fiber equipment sales to reach $1.9 bln by 2009
UK broadband penetration at 9.3%
Broadband penetration at 8.1% in Italy
Broadband penetration in France is 7.8%
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Broadband penetration in Germany at 8.1%
Number of broadband Americans up by 3% between December 2004 and May 2005
60% of very small businesses cannot get broadband
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21.8 mln broadband US households use cable, 14.7 mln - DSL
71 mln US households to have broadband by 2010
Asia-Pacific broadband revenues up 27% in 2004
80% of US households to have broadband by 2010
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83% of visitors to blogs have broadband
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52% of online Hispanics have broadband
46% of Western European households will have broadband by 2009
5.6 mln Italians have broadband
50.7% of UK Internet connections are broadband
75% of Vermont residents have access to broadband
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US broadband Internet usage up 34% in 2004
69% of households in 2009 to have residential broadband gateways
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Broadband numbers in Q1 2005: world - 164 mln, USA - 36.5 mln, China - 28.3 mln
40% of Americans to use dial-up by year-end 2005
Broadband modem, router and gateway revenues up 5% in Q1 2005
Broadband customer premise equipment shipments up 23% in Q1 2005
50% of Australians to have broadband by 2007
Broadband value-added services generated $4.9 bln for broadband providers
78% of US households to have broadband by 2010
Fiber-to-the-home up 83% in 2005
69.4 mln US households to have broadband by 2008
118 mln broadband subscribers in OECD states
34% of broadband users go to sites advertised on TV
Fewer than 10% of rural Americans have broadband
7.5 mln broadband lines in UK
Broadband in residential units was a $364 mln industry in 2004
34% of broadband users go to Web sites mentioned on TV
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97.8% of Scotland to have broadband coverage
Portuguese Telecom provides 70% of cable Internet and 90% of DSL in Portugal
UK top broadband spots: London, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea
165,000 broadband Internet users in New Zealand
150.5 mln people worldwide have broadband
17.0 mln Americans have cable modems, 12.6 mln - DSL, 2.2 mln - fixed wireless, 0.4 mln - satellite, 0.2 mln - fiber
Broadband over powerline access revenues reached $57.1 mln in 2004
5 mln broadband users in UK
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Top broadband states: California, New York, Florida, Texas
33% of US households have broadband, 20 mln have a home network
13 mln households would buy broadband-over-powerline for $30 a month
DSL aggregation hardware revenues up 14% in 2004
73 mln broadband modems, routers and gateways shipped in 2004
96.9 mln DSL lines worldwide by the end of 2004, USA regains second place
Among home network owners 25% are interested in bundle services, 17% in VOIP
150 mln broadband subscribers worldwide today, 400 mln by 2009
85% of US households have access to broadband
98.5% of Northern Ireland has ADSL
550,000 European households have fiber to the premises
40% of North American new broadband subscriptions were DSL
Broadband component deployments to grow at 13.9%
47% of broadband customers would pay for additional security and entertainment
108 mln Americans to use broadband at home in 2009
$18 bln spent on cable broadband in 2004
Western European broadband penetration to reach 40% by 2010
31.7 mln broadband lines in the USA, 22.2 mln in China, 17.2 mln in Japan
150 mln broadband subscribers worldwide by year-end 2004
62 mln fixed broadband lines in Asia Pacific
European cable broadband market share to drop from 53% to 15% in 2010
69% of online shopping happens from broadband connection
70% of US teens and young adults have broadband
3.5 mln Russians have broadband
Worldwide broadband penetration leaders: South Korea, Hong Kong, Denmark, Netherlands
Top broadband countries: USA, China, Japan, South Korea
150 mln broadband lines worldwide by the end of 2004
Broadband equipment sales to reach $9.5 bln by 2007
38 mln Western European households have broadband
FCC says 32.5 mln American households use broadband
53% of US online users have broadband in October 2004
2.3 mln Americans signed up for broadband in Q3 2004
Largest US ISPs: Comcast, SBC, Time Warner, Verizon
Residential customers to require a 57 Mbps broadband connection by 2009
Broadband over powerline will have to compete on price, 25% of residential customers say
70% of broadband Americans are not interested in commercial online video
US Internet access market volume reaches $35.1 bln in 2003, 50% of that is broadband
50% of Americans with income under $30000 have no Internet access
70 fiber-to-the-home deployments in the US
InStat-MDR: Broadband has the same effect as cable in the 80s
Verizon plans to have 18 mln households on fiber access by 2007
123 mln broadband subscribers in June 2004, 78 mln of them have DSL
In 2007 50 mln Europeans will have broadband
6 mln broadband users in France by year-end 2004
US broadband penetration is 28.4% at the end of 2004
13 mln Chinese have DSL, China becomes the leader in DSL broadband subscribers
Third of UK households to have broadband before 2006
US business Internet access generated $12 bln in 2003
Asia-Pacific broadband prices to decline 20-25% a year
Comcast has 6 mln broadband cable subscribers
8.2 mln broadband subscribers in UK by year-end 2005
US broadband penetration reaches 51.42% in August 2004
78 mln DSL lines, 45 mln cable Internet hookups by June 2004
Top US broadband cities: San Diego, Phoenix, Detroit, New York, Sacramento
US loses 4th ranking in broadband penetration, now ranks 10th
16% global broadband penetration in 2008
51% of Americans use broadband
US broadband growth slows
UK broadband prices fell 13-16%
58% of broadband Koreans and 24% of broadband Americans download movies
Japanese government says it has the cheapest broadband
Top US broadband cities: San Diego, Boston, New York
49% of American homes have broadband
Broadband connections grew 20% in second half 2003
Europe broadband penetration to reach 41% by 2008
DSL providers added 1.17 mln customers in Q1 2004
US to add 8.5 mln broadband households by the end of 2004, most of them broadband
45 mln European households to have broadband by 2008
Average Australian broadband bill for business is $3500/month
83.4% US households connected by 2007
73.7% of Australian businesses choose DSL
34% Americans have broadband, 24% have broadband at home
Broadband increases demand for Web hosting
23 mln Americans have broadband, 55 mln - dial-up
73% of young broadband users file taxes electronically
71% would subscribe to $25 broadband line, 17% to $45
58% of small businesses have broadband
Cable-DSL 2003 customer increase rates: 60%-40%
24.6 mln broadband subscribers in the US
British Telecom is the top UK DSL retailer
64 mln DSL subscribers worldwide
NTT to have 2 million FTTH subscribers by March 2005
64% of broadband lines are cable
Broadband prices worldwide fell 22% in 3 years
Two thirds of US businesses have broadband
Digital cable grew 22% in 2003
12% of US households have home networks
Dial-up in Western Europe: falling, but still important
Half of affluent households are online
Service-Oriented Architectures to reach $43 bln by 2010
Kids complain about school Internet speed
US broadband connectivity up 18% in 1H 2003
4.1 mln Canadians are on broadband
Oftel: 3 mil broadband users in UK
BT: Everyone in UK will have broadband by 2005
Fiberoptic network market size is $264/$310 M in the US in 2003
Broadband growth in the US: +2M in Q3 2003
100 M homes will have broadband in 2004
Broadband will explode in Asia/Pacific
Gartner on DSL shipments
IDC on fiber to the premises
Business ‘broadband’ in Ireland
Point Topic: 60 M DSL lines globally by year end
Gartner: Fiber capacity will quadruple by 2005
Leichtman: US broadband users up by 2 million in Q3 2003
Gartner on broadband market in India
Yankee Group: 77% of broadband users satisfied with their ISP
Broadband subscribers prefer telephone support
In-stat/MDR on broadband CPE market
Yankee Group: Price still an issue for broadband
Forrester: Broadband data for the US
Point Topic: DSL demand up
ITU: 62M people have broadband
Jupiter: Why do people switch to broadband?
Japan is #1 in DSL growth
UK broadband potential at 80%
Forrester names Europe’s lower tier broadband nations
Worldwide Cable Modem Subs Expected to Double By 2007

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