The global marketplace for broadband services is dynamic and growing. At the end of 2011, approximately 660 million households subscribed to an Internet service, and about 580 million — 32 percent of all global households — received broadband service. The populous countries in Western Europe have high broadband penetration, but predictably, they are showing signs of slowing growth. Germany is Western Europe’s largest broadband market with over 26 million homes subscribing to broadband services, equaling a penetration rate of over 66 percent of all households.
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Continental Divide: The Forces Shaping Broadband in Western and Eastern Europe
Posted by: Brett Sappington February 24, 2012 05:00 AMThe global marketplace for broadband services is dynamic and growing. At the end of 2011, approximately 660 million households subscribed to an Internet service, and about 580 million — 32 percent of all global households — received broadband service. The populous countries in Western Europe have high broadband penetration, but predictably, they are showing signs of slowing growth. Germany is Western Europe’s largest broadband market with over 26 million homes subscribing to broadband services, equaling a penetration rate of over 66 percent of all households.