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[IP] DSL, not cable, driving global broadband growth





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From: Andy Duff <andy.duff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 20, 2004 3:45:50 AM EDT
To: "David Farber (E-mail)" <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: DSL, not cable, driving global broadband growth

Dave

For IP if you wish

Interesting stats on how DSL is the driver for broadband adoption outside the US (admittedly from a self-interested party the DSL forum), but worth noting?

Full article: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/36861.html

Excerpt:

<<Touting research that showed the world's DSL broadband connections grew by more than 30 million subscribers in the year ending in June, the DSL Forum claimed the broadband technology is doubling and dominating broadband cable connection growth.

Analysts pointed out that there was a sizeable gap between DSL and broadband cable deployments, which used to dominate high-speed connections. But they reinforced the forum's findings of DSL growth, citing as reasons price, ease of deployment and technological advancement.

The DSL Forum research, conducted by Point Topic, indicated that in the year leading up to June 2004, global DSL subscribers reached 78 million at a rate that was double that of other technologies, including cable. Point Topic reported that overall broadband subscribers grew globally to 123 million in the same period, a growth rate of 55 percent.>>

Regards

Andy D

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