Report Summary – 2Q10 Broadbandtrends

Author: Teresa Mastrangelo Issue Date: August 31, 2010

Report BBT-10-1240

Asia Pacific Nears 200M Fixed Broadband Subscribers in 2Q10

Report Highlights
 Global Fixed Broadband Subscribers reached 487 million in 2Q10

 Global FTTH Subscribers have reached 35.9 million; Japan represents 52%

 Top 3 Countries account for 47% of global broadband subscribers in 2Q10

 Global Voice over Broadband Subscribers are 123.7 million at the end of 2Q10

 Global IP-TV Subscribers are 33.6 million at the end of 2Q10

 DSL remains the prevailing technology with 66 percent of total subscribers

Report Summary
Demand for fixed broadband slowed slightly in 2Q10 as net additions declined by 16 percent,
but still reached 13 million. Global Fixed Broadband subscribers reached nearly 487 million at the
end of 2Q10.

Global Fixed Broadband subscribers by Figure 1: Global Broadband Subscribers by Region, 2Q10
region are shown in Figure 1. China is the
largest single market with 24 percent, while Global Broadband Subscribers by Region
the Asia Pacific market as a whole 2Q10: 486.8 million
represents 41 percent of the total Middle East & China Other Asia
broadband market. Africa 23.7% Pacific
1.8% 17.0%

DSL remains the most widely deployed Eastern

Europe
broadband technology, representing 66 7.2%
CALA
7.0%
percent of total subscribers, while cable
broadband subscribers represent 20
percent, while FTTH and other technologies
Western
North America
Europe
19.2%
represent 7 percent each. 24.3%

During 2Q10, Asia Pacific contributed the Source: broadbandtrends

largest portion of new subscribers at 58
percent, followed by EMEA with 27 percent, CALA at 10 percent, and North America at 5
percent.

China is the largest single country with over 115 million subscribers, followed by the United States
with 83.4 million subscribers and Japan with 32.4 million subscribers.

Singapore has the highest broadband penetration at 107 percent – the only country to have
greater than 100 percent broadband penetration. The next highest is Korea at 98.7 percent,
followed by Macao at 95. At present, 11 countries exceed 80 percent penetration of total
households.

Total VoBB subscribers grew by four percent quarter-over-quarter to reach 123.3 million
subscribers, while IP-TV subscribers grew 6 percent to reach 33.6 million.

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About this report

Broadbandtrends aspires to offer the most complete, up-to-date and accurate data for world
broadband statistics and estimates. As such, we collect quarterly statistics from broadband
operators offering DSL, Cable Modem, Fiber to the Home, Other (including Satellite, Fixed
Wireless Access and Broadband over Powerline).

It also includes data on Voice over Broadband (does not include services such as Skype) and
IPTV. We collect data on a country basis and aggregate to a regional basis. In addition, we
also utilize data from National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) both for collection purposes and to
validate already collected data. This may result in us revisiting previous quarters’ data, if
revisions are necessary, or as additional sources of information become available. We may also
use data that has been obtained from press releases, news articles or conference presentations.

For broadband penetration, we base our data on households rather than users. Household data
is based on information provided via the ITU’s Yearbook of Statistics.

This report includes both a 14-page written report (including 11 Figures and 10 Tables) as well as
a supplemental spreadsheet. This spreadsheet includes quarterly broadband subscriber
information by type (DSL, Cable Modem, FTTH, Other) and by region 1Q02 to 2Q10,

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Table of Contents
 Global Analysis
o Global Top 25
o Nearly All Regions Slow in 2Q10
o DSL Retreats in 2Q10 after Strong 1Q10
o A word about FTTH subscribers

 Voice over Broadband

o Global Analysis
o United States Continues to Lead in VoBB Subscribers
o Global Top 20
o Top VoBB Operators (2Q10)

 IPTV
o Global Analysis
o IPTV Growth Remains Robust
o Top Ten IPTV Operators (2Q10)

 Regional Snapshots (2Q10)

o Asia Pacific
o CALA
o EMEA
o North America

 Appendix A – Top Broadband Countries by Service Type

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List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Broadband Subscribers by Region/Sub-Region, 2Q10
Figure 2: Net Broadband Additions by Region (2Q08-2Q10)
Figure 3: Net Broadband Additions by Type (2Q08-2Q10)
Figure 4: Global Voice over Broadband Subscribers by Region, 2Q08-2Q10
Figure 5: Global VoBB by Country, 2Q10
Figure 6: Global IPTV Subscribers by Region, 2Q08-2Q10
Figure 7: Global IPTV by Country, 2Q10
Figure 8: Asia Pacific Broadband by Country, 2Q10
Figure 9: CALA Broadband by Country, 2Q10
Figure 10: EMEA Broadband by Country, 2Q10
Figure 11: North America by Operator, 2Q10

List of Tables:
Table 1: Top 25 Countries by Broadband Subscribers
Table 2: Top 25 Countries by Household Penetration of Broadband
Table 3: Top 20 Countries by VoBB Subscribers
Table 4: Top 20 Countries by VoBB Penetration of Broadband
Table 5: Top VoBB Operators, 2Q10
Table 6: Top IPTV Operators, 2Q10
Table 7: Top Broadband Operators, Asia Pacific, 2Q10
Table 8: Top Broadband Operators, CALA, 2Q10
Table 9: Top Broadband Operators, EMEA, 2Q10
Table 10: Top Broadband Operators, North America, 2Q10

Table A-1: Top DSL Countries by Type, 2Q10

Table A-2: Top Cable Modem Countries by Type, 2Q10
Table A-3: Top FTTH Countries by Type, 2Q10
Table A-4: Top IPTV Countries by Type, 2Q10
Table A-5: Top VoBB Countries by Type, 2Q10

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