The total
number of broadband lines with an annual increase
of 29.6% from 231.5 million at 31 March 2006 now
stands at a throbbing 300 million in March 2007.
The table and graph below depicts how the total
is broken down.
According
to our findings, the growth was driven mainly by
the 30.5% and 31.3% increase in the number of broadband
lines in Asia-Pacific and Europe, to reach 117.7
and 95.4 million respectively by 31 March 2007.
Americas’ growth was much slower at 27.4%,
where the number of broadband subscribers rose to
over 84.2 million lines by the same date
Middle East-Africa, the fourth
largest market has shown the fastest regional trend
growth. The region is standing at an annual growth
rate of 34.5% to reach 3.2 million lines by the end
of March 2007.
The findings also point to
the fact that xDSL with trend growth of 27.5% passing
195 million by 31 March 2007 is acting as the engine
of broadband growth. Cable modem meanwhile has shown
a steady 23.4% growth approaching the 67.5 million
lines by the same period.
Other Technologies
with a robust 60% annual growth shows the fastest
access technology with an increase in the number of
broadband lines to 38 million by the end of first
quarter of 2007.
Graph 2 shows xDSL, Cable modem and other technologies
trend growth through Q1 2006- Q1 2007 period.
The report
includes data for over 350 operators in 88 countries.
For more information
about this press release or our tailored reports,
please contact Pauline Vahey at:
pauline.v@quantum-web.com
