Global Broadband Revenues to Pass Half-a-Billion in 2011

Press Release - June 10, 2007

The number of high-speed internet subscribers around the world will almost double over the next five years, according to the research firm, In-Stat, reaching a grand total of 567-million at the end of 2011.

Approximately 65 million people have signed up for broadband services in the past 12 months alone, In-Stat’s study shows, for a market size of 285 million early this year.

Researchers predict that, by late 2011, nearly 10% of broadband households will use fiber-optic connections, while a slight majority (58%) will use DSL. As of today, about two thirds of the global market relies on DSL technology, while cable modem services continue to hold a slight edge in North America.