A research study conducted by In-Stat found that broadband services are maintaining high levels of demand globally.
The report posits that over the past 12 months, approximately 80 million new broadband subscribers signed up for high-speed access to the Internet, with DSL technologies accounting for 55% of total broadband connections.
According to In-Stat analyst Mike Paxton:
"The increasing popularity of online applications such as downloading music files, watching TV programming, and playing online video games, are driving demand for 'fatter pipes' that provide ever-increasing amounts of bandwidth. Being able to use these applications, combined with the basic consumer desire to surf the net, is fueling global demand for broadband services."
Other findings from the In-Stat report include:
· As of September 2008, there are 452 million broadband subscribers worldwide.
· By 2012, In-Stat forecasts that worldwide broadband subscribers will reach 876 million, almost twice the size of the current subscriber base.
· At the beginning of 2008, DSL, mobile wireless, and cable modem service were the leading broadband access technologies, providing 93% of all worldwide broadband connections.
· Also as of September 2008, there were 100 million broadband subscribers in the U.S. Based on the current subscriber growth rate, the U.S. is adding approximately 1 million broadband subscribers each month.
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