2008 Global Broadband Market - Demand for Faster Networks

This annual report offers a wealth of information on the worldwide development of the broadband sector. Information at a regional level is also provided for the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. The report includes analyses, statistics, forecasts and trends. It provides a comprehensive insight into the progress of broadband and examines the key issues and opportunities. Subjects covered include:

• High level analyses of the broadband market and its importance as essential infrastructure;
• Broadband statistics including current and historical subscribers, regional subscribers and penetration;
• Average broadband costs and speeds;
• Internet usage and penetration statistics;
• Broadband statistics by country;
• Analysis of broadband trends and infrastructure;
• Cable modem infrastructure including statistics;
• DSL infrastructure including statistics;
• FTTx infrastructure including statistics;
• BPL infrastructure including statistics;
• Satellite broadband infrastructure including statistics;
• Regional information including statistics. Researchers: Paul Budde, Lawrence Baker, Lucia Bibolini, Peter Evans, Phil Harpur, Kay Harris, Lisa Hulme-Jones, Paul Kwon, Henry Lancaster, Peter Lange, Kylie Wansink.

1. Global Broadband Market 2008

1.1 Broadband market analysis

1.1.1 Broadband fastest growing technology

1.1.2 Broadband trends 2008

1.1.3 Wireless broadband

1.1.4 Telcos must deliver large-scale broadband services

1.1.5 Market analysis

1.1.6 Users in the driver’s seat

1.2 High level overview

1.2.1 Broadband doesn’t equal high-speed Internet

1.2.2 The many aspects of broadband infrastructure

1.2.3 Cities to take charge

1.2.4 National or local infrastructure

1.2.5 The pointless technology debates

2. Broadband Statistics And Forecasts

2.1 Broadband statistical overview

2.1.1 2007 - 2008 broadband statistics and forecasts

2.1.2 Broadband subscribers by access technology

2.1.3 Broadband pricing

2.1.4 Broadband speeds

2.1.5 Broadband revenues

2.2 Internet statistics overview

2.2.1 Internet usage and penetration statistics

2.2.2 Internet traffic and bandwidth overview

2.2.3 Language statistics

2.2.4 Time spent online

2.3 Broadband statistics by country

2.3.1 Internet users

2.3.2 Internet user penetration

2.3.3 Broadband subscribers

2.3.4 Broadband subscriber penetration

2.3.5 Broadband technologies

3. Infrastructure Analyses & Trends

3.1 Broadband infrastructure trends and developments

3.1.1 Introduction

3.1.2 Boom and bust cycle in local access

3.1.3 Electricity and broadband - a comparison

3.1.4 The costs of infrastructure

3.1.5 Network trends

3.1.6 Voice over Broadband (VoBB)

3.1.7 Brief regional overview 2007/2008

4. Infrastructure Overview

4.1 Cable modem infrastructure

4.1.1 Introduction

4.1.2 DOCSIS

4.1.3 Regional cable overview

4.1.4 Cable market statistics

4.2 xDSL infrastructure

4.2.1 Technical infrastructure

4.2.2 The DSL market

4.2.3 The VDSL market

4.2.4 Competition in the local loop

4.3 FTTx infrastructure

4.3.1 Global overview

4.3.2 Fttx market statistics

4.3.3 Regulating fibre: a global issue

4.3.4 FttH drivers

4.3.5 FttH business models

4.4 BPL infrastructure

4.4.1 Introduction

4.4.2 BPL market overview 2007/2008

4.4.3 BPL forecasts

4.4.4 BPL SWOT analysis

4.4.5 Selecting the right business model

4.4.6 Utilities as telcos

4.4.7 Third broadband network into the home

4.4.8 Full circle for utilities telecoms - Analysis

4.4.9 Other developments

4.4.10 Analysing telecoms and the electricity utilities

4.5 Broadband satellite

4.5.1 Introduction

4.5.2 Market overview

4.5.3 Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)

4.5.4 Satellite broadband

4.5.5 IPStar - a brief case study

4.5.6 Geostationary, LEO, MEO and HEO satellites

4.5.7 Direct Broadcasting Services (DBS)

4.5.8 Co-ordination and regulation

5. Regional Overviews

5.1 North America

5.2 Latin America

5.2.1 Overview

5.2.2 Cable modems

5.2.3 Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

5.2.4 Wireless broadband

5.2.5 Broadband Powerline (BPL)

5.3 Europe

5.3.1 Western Europe

5.3.2 Eastern Europe

5.4 Africa/Middle East

5.4.1 Africa

5.4.2 Middle East

5.5 Asia

5.5.1 Overview

5.5.2 Singapore

5.5.3 India

5.5.4 Malaysia

5.5.5 Japan

5.5.6 Hong Kong

5.5.7 China

5.5.8 South Korea

5.5.9 Taiwan

5.6 Pacific region

5.6.1 Australia

5.6.2 New Zealand

5.6.3 South Pacific

6. Glossary of Abbreviations

List of Tables

Table 1 - South Korea broadband Internet subscriber growth and penetration - 1998 - 2007

Table 2 - Take-up time to reach 10 million customers in mass market

Table 3 - Forecasting broadband costs over a 10-year period

Table 4 - Residential Broadband (BB) growth predictions - next ten years

Table 5 - Worldwide broadband subscribers - 2003 - 2008

Table 6 - Regional share of broadband subscribers including net additions - Q3 2007

Table 7 - Broadband access among Internet households - selected countries - 2002 - 2008

Table 8 - Broadband penetration - top 5 OECD countries - mid-2007

Table 9 - Select OECD countries’ broadband penetration - 2001; 2006 - 2007

Table 10 - Broadband subscribers - top 10 OECD countries - mid-2007

Table 11 - Worldwide broadband market share by access technology - 2006 - 2007

Table 12 - OECD broadband market share by access technology - mid-2007

Table 13 - OECD countries with cheapest broadband price per Mb/s - June 2007

Table 14 - Average broadband cost for 100kb/s - selected countries worldwide - 2006

Table 15 - Fastest average broadband download speeds - top 4 OECD countries - mid-2007

Table 16 - Average broadband speeds - 36 selected countries - 2007

Table 17 - Number of countries with broadband speeds of more than 256kb/s - 2002 - 2007

Table 18 - Average broadband speeds by technology - OECD - October 2007

Table 19 - Why the average home will soon require 50Mb/s

Table 20 - Total fixed broadband revenues worldwide - 2006; 2010

Table 21 - Telecommunications services revenue share by product - 2010; 2015

Table 22 - Worldwide Internet users - 1990 - 2007

Table 23 - Worldwide Internet users and penetration by region - 2007

Table 24 - Top ten ranking by country for Internet users - June 2007

Table 25 - Top 15 countries by Internet usage and growth - 2006 - 2007

Table 26 - Regional Internet users, growth and penetration - March 2006

Table 27 - Households with access to a home computer and the Internet - selected countries - 2005

Table 28 - Internet users by top languages - 2002; 2005; 2007

Table 29 - Top online activities - 2005; 2007

Table 30 - Country comparison of monthly at-home Internet usage - 2006 - 2007

Table 31 - Top 5 countries - time spent online - March 2006

Table 32 - Top 28 Internet user countries - 2002 - 2006

Table 33 - Internet users in Africa by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 34 - Internet users in the Americas by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 35 - Internet users in Asia by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 36 - Internet users in Europe by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 37 - Internet users in the Middle East by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 38 - Internet users in Oceania by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 39 - Top 28 countries for Internet user penetration - 2002 - 2006

Table 40 - Internet user penetration in Africa by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 41 - Internet user penetration in the Americas by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 42 - Internet user penetration in Asia by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 43 - Internet user penetration in Europe by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 44 - Internet user penetration in the Middle East by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 45 - Internet user penetration in Oceania by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 46 - Top 33 broadband subscriber countries - 2002 - 2006

Table 47 - Broadband subscribers in Africa by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 48 - Broadband subscribers in the Americas by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 49 - Broadband subscribers in Asia by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 50 - Broadband subscribers in Europe by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 51 - Broadband subscribers in the Middle East by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 52 - Broadband subscribers in Oceania by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 53 - Top 34 countries for broadband subscriber penetration - 2002 - 2006

Table 54 - Broadband subscriber penetration in Africa by country - 2004 - 2006

Table 55 - Broadband subscriber penetration in the Americas by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 56 - Broadband subscriber penetration in Asia by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 57 - Broadband subscriber penetration in Europe by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 58 - Broadband subscriber penetration in the Middle East by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 59 - Broadband subscriber penetration in Oceania by country - 2002 - 2006

Table 60 - Major broadband technologies in the Americas by country - 2006

Table 61 - Major broadband technologies in Asia by country - 2006

Table 62 - Major broadband technologies in Europe by country - 2006

Table 63 - Major broadband technologies in Oceania by country - 2006

Table 64 - Global telecoms capital expenditure - 2006; 2010; 2015

Table 65 - Worldwide VoBB subscribers - 2005 - 2008; 2011

Table 66 - Worldwide households connected to digital TV by delivery system - 2011

Table 67 - Triple play households in Europe - 2005; 2010; 2015

Table 68 - US cable industry infrastructure expenditures - 2000 - 2007

Table 69 - US cable VoIP subscribers and annual change - 2003 - 2007

Table 70 - Worldwide cable telephony subscribers - 2005 - 2006; 2009

Table 71 - Worldwide cable telephony services revenue - 2006 - 2007

Table 72 - Worldwide cable modem subscribers - 2003 - 2007

Table 73 - Worldwide cable subscriber market share versus other access technologies - 2006; 2007

Table 74 - Cable subscriber market share versus other broadband access technologies - OECD countries - 2006 - 2007

Table 75 - Cable TV households worldwide versus TV households - 2005 - 2007

Table 76 - Cable TV households - top 3 countries - 2006

Table 77 - DSL market share compared to other access technologies worldwide - 2006 - 2007

Table 78 - DSL market share versus access technologies - OECD - mid-2007

Table 79 - Worldwide DSL subscribers - 2000 - 2008; 2011

Table 80 - Top 10 countries by DSL subscribers - mid 2007

Table 81 - FttH connections - Europe, Japan, USA - early 2008

Table 82 - Worldwide Fttx share of broadband market - 2004; 2006 - 2007

Table 83 - Fttx market share by region - Q3 2007

Table 84 - Worldwide spending on fibre optic cables - 2006; 2010

Table 85 - US residential BPL subscribers - 2008 - 2009; 2011

Table 86 - BPL networking equipment unit sales worldwide - 2006 - 2007

Table 87 - Worldwide satellite revenue - 2005 - 2008

Table 88 - Number of satellites launched worldwide - 2006 - 2007

Table 89 - Commercial satellites launched - 1996 - 2007

Table 90 - Wholesale revenues for MSS operators with satellites in orbit - 2005 - 2007

Table 91 - US satellite broadband households - 2011

Table 92 - Satellite broadband market share versus other access technologies - 2006 - 2007

Table 93 - Broadband subscribers, annual change and penetration rates - 2001 - 2007

Table 94 - Broadband subscriber ratios by technology - 2001 - 2007

Table 95 - Broadband subscribers and penetration - major Latin American countries - 2006 - 2007

Table 96 - Broadband subscriber ratios by technology - major Latin American countries - 2007

Table 97 - Cable modem subscribers, annual change and penetration rates - 2001 - 2007

Table 98 - Cable modem lines and penetration - major Latin American countries - 2006 - 2007

Table 99 - DSL subscribers, annual change and penetration rates - 2001 - 2007

Table 100 - DSL subscribers and penetration - major Latin American countries - 2006 - 2007

Table 101 - Fibre penetration of homes passed, select European countries - 2007

Table 102 - Fibre homes passed, select Western European countries - 2007

Table 103 - IP traffic growth, Western and Central Eastern Europe - 2005 - 2011

Table 104 - European annual bandwidth growth - 2002 - 2008

Table 105 - Telefónica O2 Czech Republic ADSL subscribers - 2003 - 2007

Table 106 - Magyar Telekom and total ADSL subscribers - 2001 - 2007

Table 107 - TPSA ADSL subscribers - 2003 - 2007

Table 108 - Slovak Telekom ADSL subscribers and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 109 - Slovenia household ADSL penetration - 2002 - 2006

Table 110 - Fixed lines, Internet & ADSL subscribers in Morocco, penetration rates - 2004 - 2007

Table 111 - Telkom South Africa ADSL and other Internet subscribers - 2003 - 2007

Table 112 - Distribution of ADSL subscribers by speed, Morocco - 2005 - 2007

Table 113 - Broadband subscribers and annual change in leading Asian markets - 2006 - 2007

Table 114 - DSL market subscriber overview in Asia - September 2007

Table 115 - Singapore broadband subscribers - 1999 - 2008

Table 116 - India - broadband subscribers - 2001 - 2008

Table 117 - Malaysia broadband subscribers - 2002 - 2008

Table 118 - Japan - broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2007

Table 119 - Hong Kong broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2007

Table 120 - China broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2007

Table 121 - South Korea broadband Internet subscribers and penetration - 1998 - 2007

Table 122 - Taiwan broadband subscribers, penetration & proportion of Internet subscribers - 2000 - 2007

Table 123 - Australian broadband subscribers - total market - retail values - 2002 - 2008

Table 124 - Australian broadband subscribers - total market - annual growth - retail values - 2003 - 2008

Table 125 - Australian broadband subscribers - market shares - retail values - 2003 - 2008

Table 126 - Australia - ADSL2+ subscribers by provider - 2006 - 2007

Table 127 - Australia - number of ADSL2+-enabled DSLAMs by major provider - 2007

Table 128 - New Zealand broadband subscribers by major provider - wireless & fixed-line access - 2005 - 2007

Table 129 - Broadband subscribers in the South Pacific by island - 2003 - 2007

Table 130 - Broadband subscriber penetration in the South Pacific by island - 2003 - 2007

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 - Examples of Web 2.0 developments

Exhibit 2 - Key starting-points for local broadbanding

Exhibit 3 - Key broadbanding steps

Exhibit 4 - Residential Broadband (BB) growth predictions through to 2015

Exhibit 5 - Key telecommunications revenue trends - period to 2015

Exhibit 6 - Devices supported by types of broadband

Exhibit 7 - Properties of DSL versions

Exhibit 8 - VDSL technology

Exhibit 9 - Selected VDSL2 developments worldwide - 2008

Exhibit 10 - Residential Broadband (BB) growth predictions - next ten years

Exhibit 11 - Key BPL applications

Exhibit 12 - Major global fixed satellite service operators - 2008

Exhibit 13 - Satellite dish problems

Exhibit 14 - African countries with ADSL services - 2007

Exhibit 15 - African countries with WCDMA-based 3G mobile services - 2007

Exhibit 16 - South Pacific Islands - broadband availability by access type - 2007 - 2008