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• China overtakes US in broadband
• Interest in switching to broadband among Americans in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2008
• Broadband connection depending on location in the US
• 28% of rural Americans without broadband say broadband is not available where they live
• US broadband adoption in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008
• US broadband users pay $34.50 a month on average
• 54% of home broadband users subscribe to basic service
• 46% of US broadband users have DSL
• 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

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