Title: World Broadband
Tracker Q2 2005
Publication Date: September 2005
Printed Page Length: 20pages (included
data in Excel file)
Price: £395 €
570 US$ 700
Abstract
At the end
of June 2004, the number of broadband subscribers
across the world rose to 176.7 million with a 19%
growth over the previous quarter.
The less networked regions
showed faster growth mainly because a small increase
in numbers in those regions translate into a substantial
growth rate.
Competition for broadband services
will continue to intensify, leading to pricing pressure
and greater importance placed on performance.
Cable still holds 32% of the
world broadband market, but that share may shrink
in the coming years, as telcos are becoming more successful
among an increasing level of price-sensitive consumers,
and also because of the cable network infrastructure.
As a consequence, the major
challenge of DSL vs. Cable remains primarily in the
residential market.
There are some significant
limitations for residential cable broadband services
too.
Cable is a shared network,
unlike xDSL, which offers a dedicated line for each
user. There are also certain security risks, which
also can make users more vulnerable to data interception,
unauthorized monitoring, and hacking from other users
along the same cable network.
