Broadband Internet subscriptions have continued to grow in the North American market, as the Internet helps fuel more services into the home, including gaming, Smart Home and OTT video services. Service providers including Telcos and Cable MSOs have responded to this demand with higher speed tiers, including gigabit services.
For Cable operators like Comcast and Charter, broadband subscriptions have accelerated. Cable is expected to maintain its dominance, despite increased competition from Fiber. The cable operators have been aggressive in rolling out higher speed tiers, and the move to DOCSIS 3.1 will bring expanded gigabit availability to cable customers.
In 2015 and the first half of 2016, Telco operators have faced challenges, as DSL subscriber losses outpaced the growth in Fiber subscriptions. DSL subscriptions have been declining since peaking in 2009. We expect to see continued challenges in the short term for Telco operators, but over the longer term we forecast a return to growth based on aggressive deployments of FTTX infrastructure.
This interactive database provides in-depth market coverage for the North American Broadband Internet market and provides history and forecasts for key metrics including: Population, Households, Internet Subscriptions, Internet Users, Broadband Service Revenues & ARPU, Household Broadband Penetration, and Broadband Subscriptions by Service (Cable, xDSL, Fiber, Mobile Only).