Global Broadband Statistics

Your comprehensive source for country and operator statistics

For over 15 years, our parent company Point Topic has been dedicated to gathering and analyzing global broadband data, providing you with the most comprehensive set of country and operator subscriber statistics. This product offers you the best global coverage in the broadband, IPTV, and VOIP markets. With Global Broadband Statistics, you gain access to the complete package, including 5-year subscriber forecasts and regular analyst reports. Stay informed and make data-driven decisions with our powerful online database.

Technologies covered per operator, including copper, fibre, wireless, satellite.

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Understanding Global Broadband Statistics

Global Broadband Statistics is a searchable online database that offers current and historical quarterly subscriber numbers for over 350 broadband operators from more than 100 countries. We provide you with the tools to search, compare, and analyze data by operator, country, region, technology, and time period. Our comprehensive offering includes:

- Latest subscriber numbers at operator and country level published every 3 months

- Breakdown numbers for all major technologies, including DSL, cable modem, FTTx, and more

- Comprehensive historical data going back to 2002 (and 1998 in some cases)

- 5-year broadband forecasts for 100 countries

- Regular analyst reports that examine growth trends in the broadband and IPTV markets

With Global Broadband Statistics, you have the power to delve into the world of broadband with confidence and precision.

Global coverage

The Global Broadband Subscribers product covers 384 broadband operators in 127 countries, including all major markets.

Coverage	Broadband	IPTV	VoIP (until Q4 2021)
Total Operators Covered	384	154	81
Total Countries Covered	127	66	28

Fields

Field	Description	Source
Service	We track subscriber numbers for broadband, IPTV and VoIP services	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
Country	Country in which operator has subscribers	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
Period	Date covered. Point Topic updates its Global Broadband Statistics database every 3 months.	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
Operator	Name of operator providing services	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
Technology	Technology through which services are offered. See full list of technologies. NB You can toggle the 'Technology Summaries' to allow a brief or more in depth view	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
Channel	Retail or Infrastructure	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
Total	Total number of subscribers for the operator and technology within that country in that period	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
Growth	Growth in subscribers from last period shown	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
Population	Country population	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
%Pop	Broadband subscribers for the operator and technology divided by the population within the country	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
Hh	Country households	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
% Hh	Broadband subscribers for the operator and technology divided by the number of households within the country	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic
Technology share	What proportion of the broadband market is held by this line (technology)	Expert Intelligence; Point Topic

Technologies

Technology Group	Technology	Description
Copper	ADSL2+	Asymmetic Digital Subscriber Line 2+ - more downstream bandwidth than upstream and faster than ADSL
Cable	Cable Modem	Includes all flavours of cable, DOCSIS1 and 3
Copper	DSL	Digital Subscriber Line - often used instead of ADSL
Fibre	FTTB	Fibre to the Building - usually a multi-dwelling unit or office block
Fibre	FTTB+LAN	Fibre to the Building - usually a multi-dwelling unit or office block with LAN distribution to the individual units
Fibre	FTTH	Fibre to the Home - dedicated fibre line to the single dwelling
Fibre	FTTN+VDSL2	Fibre to the Node and then Very High Speed DSL (VDSL) distribution within the local loop (sometimes called FTTC)
Fibre	FTTP	Fibre to the Premises - normally associated with single unit delivery either residential or business
Fibre	FTTx	Fibre to the 'x' - often used as a cover all term. Sometimes used instead of FTTC
Fibre	FTTx+LAN	Fibre to the 'x' - often used as a cover all term. With LAN distibution in the local loop
Wireless	FWA	Fixed Wireless Access - wireless from a fixed line source
Wireless	FWA+PLC	Fixed Wireless Access - wireless from a fixed line source and then powerline distribution
Wireless	IntelliCell	Adaptive wireless delivery (small cells)
Other	LAN	Local Area Network - often used as a catch all, usually for ethernet based technologies
Other	Leased Circuits	Dedicated cabling and circuits for high speed data transfer, usually symmetric
Other	Other	Other
Other	Powerline	Trials have taken place for backhaul and local delivery. Most often used in the local loop
Other	Private Circuits	Dedicated cabling and circuits for high speed data transfer, usually symmetric
Satellite	Satellite	Orbital broadband delivery
Copper	SDSL	Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line - the same downstream and upstream bandwidth available
Other	Unknown	Unknown
Fibre	VDSL	Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line - almost always used in conjunction with fibre to provide an FTTC or FTTN service. We classify it as fibre since it displays most of the characterisitcs of a fibre conenction and is different enough from ADSL to be distinct.
Wireless	WiFi	Typically short range low power (often in home or office) wireless delivery
Wireless	WiFi+LAN	Typically short range low power (often in home or office) wireless delivery coupled with fixed LAN where appropriate
Wireless	WiMAX	Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access - high bandwidth wireless delivery, sometimes used in the backhaul
Wireless	WLAN	Wireless LAN - typically short range low power (often in home or office) wireless delivery coupled with fixed LAN where appropriate
Wireless	WLL	Wireless Local Loop - typically short range low power (often in home or office) wireless delivery coupled with LAN where appropriate
Copper	ADSL	Asymmetic Digital Subscriber Line - more downstream bandwidth than upstream

Pricing

12-month online licenses to Global Broadband Statistics are available as two options:

1-5 user licenses
Corporate (unlimited-user) licenses

License members must belong to the same subscribing company. Contact us to find out more.

Users	EUR	USD	GBP
1 to 5 users	2600	2900	2200
Unlimited users	5200	5800	4400