VoIP, Mobile Growth in North America

October 2, 2007

Paul Budde Communication has released a report entitled, 2007 North America — Telecoms, Broadband and Mobile Statistics providing information on North American telecommunications.

Below are several stats from the report’s executive summary focusing on Canada and the U.S.

Canada

During 2006, mobile subscribers increased by approximately 10%, compared with a 17% increase during 2005.
Broadband subscribers reached 7.7 million by end 2006, placing Canada ninth in the world in terms of broadband penetration.
Drivers include the rapidly increasing growth of VoIP services: Cable VoIP experienced significant subscriber growth in 2006, growing from around 270,000 to nearly 1.1 million subscribers.

U.S.

Broadband continued to experience strong growth, with broadband penetration exceeding 50% of households.
At current growth rates, the number of DSL subscribers is expected to exceed the number of cable subscribers during 2008.
Verizon is leading the deployment of FttH networks, with the number of U.S. communities being connected by fiber growing at approximately 100% per annum.
VoIP continues to grow rapidly, reaching approximately 16 million subscribers by end 2006.

For more info, check out Budde online.