North America Broadband Forecast: 1H2009 Author: Ben Piper Publication Date: 29 May 2009 Pages: 10 Service Navigation: Digital Consumer > Multiplay Market Dynamics

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A challenging economic environment coupled with high market maturity is putting downward pressure on subscriber growth in North America; Strategy Analytics estimates a slight deceleration or the region. In 2008 the North American broadband market added 6.7 million new subscribers, representing 9% growth over the previous year.

US household broadband penetration is expected to reach 63% in 2009, growing to 82% by 2013. Penetration is higher in Canada, where 79% of households will have broadband access in 2009.

Cable is the dominant access broadband technology in North America, accounting for over half of all household connections. Fiber rollouts by Telcos are gaining momentum, and 12% of broadband connections will be delivered via FTTx technology by 2008. Service revenues for the region will grow from $46 billion in 2008 to nearly $80 billion in 2013.

This interactive database provides in-depth market coverage for both the United States and Canada, and provides history and forecasts for key metrics including: Households, PC Penetration, Internet Access Subscriptions, Household Internet Access Penetration,Broadband Subscriptions, Household Broadband Access Penetration,Broadband Users, Dial-up vs Broadband splits, Service Revenues, ARPU, and Subscriptions by Technology Platform (xDSL, Cable,FTTx, and FWA/WiMax).

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