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This IDC study provides a detailed analysis of the current and future development of the global broadband access market, identifying and quantifying the market opportunity by major geographic region. In addition, this study presents:
An assessment of the various broadband technologies currently deployed worldwide and a discussion of recent trends in the global broadband market Forecasts for global broadband service subscriptions by major geographic region (United States, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and ROW), by technology (DSL, cable modem, metro Ethernet Internet access, and other technologies), and by end-user segment (consumer and business) from 2006 to 2010 and a forecast of global broadband services revenue by end-user segment from 2006 to 2010 Market characteristics and guidance for existing broadband service providers and new entrants to leverage the growth opportunities in the coming five-year period
"Globally, demand for broadband will remain strong through the end of the decade. Although more advanced markets are approaching saturation, broadband adoption is just taking off in emerging markets," said Amy Harris Lind, program manager, Consumer Broadband Markets. "But around the world, service providers are beginning to move into the second phase of market development, from marketing broadband simply as a faster Internet connection to promoting broadband as the key enabler of value-added services, applications, and content and the digital home."
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