In-Stat: Global broadband subscribers to nearly double by 2011

MAY 31, 2007 -- Over the past 12 months, approximately 65 million new broadband subscribers signed up for high-speed access to the Internet, reports In-Stat (search for In-Stat). By 2011, total worldwide broadband subscribers will number 567 million, almost double the current 285 million subscriber base, the high-tech market research firm says.

"The principal market driver for the adoption of broadband service is pretty straightforward: People want to access the Internet with a higher-speed connection," says Mike Paxton, In-Stat analyst. "Beyond this basic desire, the emergence of online applications such as viewing video clips or TV programming, downloading music files, and even playing online games, are fueling end-user demand for 'fatter pipes.'"

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

• DSL and cable modem services are the top access technologies, providing 92% of worldwide broadband connections.
  
• By 2011, worldwide DSL subscribers will account for 58% of all worldwide broadband connections.
  
• By 2011, there will be over 55 million households using a fiber-to-the-jome (FTTH) architecture to provide broadband access.
  

The research, "Broadband Gets Big: Global Broadband Subs Hit 285 Million" (#IN0703510MBS), covers the worldwide market for broadband services. It provides forecasts for broadband subscribers by technology and by region through 2011. It also contains analysis of market drivers and barriers for each of the access technologies.

The price is $2,995.

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