One in Five Global Households Has Broadband
By Anna Johnson on October 6th, 2010According to the Broadband Forum, July 2010 saw the number of broadband subscriber lines exceed 500 million worldwide.
By the end of June there were 498 million lines (497,768,162), representing a 2.63 percent growth rate for the quarter and a 11.99 percent growth rate for the year.
While the number of broadband subscriptions indicates that one in five households has broadband, broadband adoption has been growing at different rates in different regions. China was responsible for 43 percent of all net broadband lines added in the second quarter of 2010.
Asia as a whole accounts for 41 percent of all broadband usage, followed by with Europe with 30 percent, and North and South America with 26 percent.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:44 am
Wow – the key word here is “global”. There is so much opportunity online right now. Let’s do it!
(just wait until 1 in 5 global households has optical speeds – then we’ll see a shift in the whole internet – holograms anyone?)