Over the past year, the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD increased 33% from 136 million in June 2005 to 181 million in June 2006, according to "OECD Broadband Statistics to June 2006" report. This growth increased...
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Over the past year, the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD increased 33% from 136 million in June 2005 to 181 million in June 2006, according to "OECD Broadband Statistics to June 2006" report. This growth increased broadband penetration rates in the OECD from 11.7 in June 2005 to 15.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants one year later. DSL continues to be the leading platform in 28 OECD countries. Cable modem subscribers outnumber DSL in Canada and the United States. The report highlights: * As of June 2006, six countries (Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, Korea, Switzerland and Finland) led the OECD in broadband penetration, each with at least 25 subscribers per 100 inhabitants. * Denmark now leads the OECD with a broadband penetration rate of 29.3 subscribers per 100 inhabitants. * Fibre to the home (FTTH) is becoming increasingly important for broadband access. Municipal broadband projects are also expanding in many northern European countries and throughout the OECD. Telecommunciation operators in several OECD countries have also begun or announced large fibre-to-the-premises rollouts. * Japan leads the OECD in fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) with 6.3 million fibre subscribers in June 2006. Fibre subscribers alone in Japan outnumber total broadband subscribers in 22 of the 30 OECD countries. * The United States has the largest total number of broadband subscribers in the OECD at 57 million. US broadband subscribers now represent 36% of all broadband connections in the OECD, up from 31% in December 2005. * The breakdown of broadband technologies in June 2006 is as follows: o DSL: 63% o Cable modem: 29% o Other technologies (e.g. satellite, fibre and fixed wireless) : 8%
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