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Global bandwidth costs continue to drop, says report
Prices per Mbps continue to diminish, says Point Topic Residential consumer broadband prices per Mbps have continued to fall in 2011, particularly in the Americas, while the rise of fibre-based...
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Global broadband subs see fastest quarterly growth since 2009
Fixed broadband services continue to attract new subscribers The number of fixed broadband subscribers worldwide increased by 2.9 per cent on a consecutive basis in the first quarter of this year to...
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Study highlights potential impact of 1% cut in broadband prices
Continuing development of broadband standards will help drive adoption, says report Standards and affordability are proving two of the most decisive factors in efforts to drive up broadband adoption...
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New fibre rivals gearing up to challenge BT
BT could be challenged by new players A raft of new names are poised to enter the UK’s super-fast broadband market and challenge incumbent BT by building alternative fibre-based networks, according to...
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Global broadband subs surge
Over 17m new broadband lines were added in the third quarter of 2011 The number of broadband subscribers worldwide rose by 3.08 per cent (or 17.4 million lines) during the third quarter of 2011 to...
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FTTx connections rise 69% in Europe
European operators are continuing to adopt fibre European operators are continuing to adopt fibre access solutions to meet their customers’ needs and deliver on the vision of a well-connected home,...
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UK super-fast altnets starting to find their niche
Altnets are winninf support A report from Point Topic finds that smaller network operators are beginning to find a niche for high-speed broadband services in the UK, despite BT and Virgin Media gaining...
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Russia escapes broadband crunch as others falter
Russia has bucked the trend While many markets around the world have seen lower than expected growth over the past three years in terms of broadband adoption, Russia has bucked the trend by posting big...
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Broadband milestone reached: 600mn subs worldwide
There are now 600mn broadband subscribers globally The global total of broadband subscribers soared to over 600mn in the first quarter of 2012, indicating a further acceleration in growth as over 100...
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Broadband inaction leads to $7tn per year in lost GDP
Point Topic's CEO claims many politicians are "not brave enough" to push the broadband agenda Tax revenues worth as much as $1.4tn per year are being missed by governments around the world as a result...
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UK passes 2m super-fast broadband lines in service
The UK had more than two million active subscriptions to super-fast broadband services by the beginning of June, meaning that 10 per cent of the country’s broadband lines are now capable of delivering...
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Super-fast broadband now available to half of all EU citizens
Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Over half of EU citizens can now access super-fast broadband services, while basic broadband speeds are nearly ubiquitous, according to a...
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EC’s super-fast broadband estimates challenged
Point Topic estimates the total cost at €80bn Providing super-fast broadband to the whole of the European Union could be much less expensive than previously thought, according to UK research firm Point...
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Nearly one billion broadband subs expected by 2018
Asia will account for the majority of broadband subs by 2018 The number of broadband subscribers worldwide will increase by around 50 per cent over the next five years to reach 940 million by the end...
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