54% of Americans had broadband in 2007
54% of American adults had a high-speed connection at home, compared to 45% in December of 2006, according to the Pew Internet Project
Published on: January 16, 2008 Department: Broadband, Internet usage
Published on: January 16, 2008 Department: Broadband, Internet usage
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- Internet traffic up 53% in the last 12 months
- 39% of US households will rent videos online by 2012
- 35.3 mln cable and 29.7 mln DSL subscribers in the US in Q2 2008
- 323 mln broadband users in 2007, 499 mln by 2012
- 253 mln Chinese Internet users, 214 mln of them use broadband
- 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
- Sectors with highest concentration of UK broadband visitors
- 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
- US Internet usage in March 2008
- 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%
- Broadband modems, routers and gateways grew 3% in Q2 20005
- 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
- In 2005 47.3% of new broadband customers will sign up with cable
- 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
- Average monthly revenue from broadband business user was $15.40 in 2004
- 53% of broadband value-added revenues come from security, 24% - from ASP
- 83% of visitors to blogs have broadband
- In Estonia 44.58% of cable revenues are from broadband, in Austria - 35.67%
- 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
- Number of broadband subscribers to grow 31% in 2005, 24% in 2006, 18% in 2007, 14% in 2008, 12% in 2009
- US broadband Internet usage up 34% in 2004
- 69% of households in 2009 to have residential broadband gateways
- In 2004 telecoms got $13.7 bln from broadband, $10.9 bln from dial-up
- 21.2 mln Americans have cable broadband, 15 mln - DSL
- In 2004 85% of European DSL lines came from incumbent telcos
- In Q1 2005 Asia Pacific added 4.3 mln broadband lines, EMEA - 5.3 mln
- 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
- In 2007 China will have 57 mln broadband subscribers, US will have 54 mln
- 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
- Rise of broadband vs. drop in music sales in European countries
- UK broadband subscriber numbers and market shares
- 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