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C4-1
CASE STUDY 4
GLOBAL BROADBAND ACCESS
All historical accounts agree that the Internet was birthed in the United
States. If this is true, does the U.S. continue to be the world foremost user
of the network that it created?
The answer to this question depends on how you look at the numbers.
According to the OECD (Organization of Economic Co-operation and
Development), the U.S. continues to be one of the world frontrunners in
both fixed and mobile broadband subscriptions for Internet access
[OECD11]. However, when viewed on a per capita or population percentage
basis, there is considerable evidence that the average citizen in many of
other highly developed nations around the world is more likely than the
average American to have broadband access to the Internet. Although more
than two-thirds of U.S. households have broadband Internet access,
America’s broadband penetration rate lags that for many other countries
[SALW12].
Recent research indicates that Bulgaria has the highest level of
broadband adoption; it has an adoption rate of 96 percent. South Korea
leads the world in average broadband connection speeds (16.7 Mbps).
Although 81% of the broadband connections in the U.S. had connection
speeds of 2 Mbps or more, 35 other countries had higher percentages in
2011. The U.S. is 13th place worldwide in average broadband connection
speeds [MALI12].
C4-2
On a per capita basis, as of January 2012, European nations led the
world in both fixed and mobile broadband adoption. At that time, twenty-six
of every hundred citizens (26%) in European Union (EU) nations had fixed
broadband connections while 54 of every 100 (54%) EU residents had a
mobile broadband connection [WEBS12]. The Netherlands led all countries
worldwide with 38.1 fixed broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
Switzerland and Denmark are not behind. South Korea led Asian nations in
fixed broadband connections with a 35.7% penetration rare. The US was
16th with a 27.6% fixed bandwidth penetration rate.
Mobile access to the Web continues to grow. At the beginning of 2012,
there were over 5.9 billion mobile subscribers worldwide [MOBI12]. Of
these, 1.2 billion were active users of mobile broadband services, according
to a 2011 survey performed on behalf of the (ITU) International
Telecommunications Union [WEBS12]. At that time, 90% of the world's
population had access to second generation (2G) broadband, while 45% of
the world could access third generation (3G) services. In the U.S., there
were more than 203 million mobile broadband users in 2011 [OECD11].
India and China have the fastest growing populations of mobile users,
but South Korea and Japan have the highest percentages of mobile
broadband users with respective penetration rates of 91% and 88%
[MOBI12]. According to the OECD, the U.S. ranks seventh in mobile
broadband penetration with a rate of nearly 66% [OECD11].
In ter ...
Ten years is a short period in which to expect
dramatic change in consumer behaviour or
adoption of new technologies. Not so with
e-communications. The last decade has seen
a seismic shift in our use of the internet:
mobile phones now offer access to social
networks, music and entertainment, and
messaging has grown exponentially.
The momentum continues. As 4G (LTE)
continues its roll-out across Europe, it is
bringing fixed line broadband speeds to
Europe’s smartphones that will make possible
live video streaming, m-banking, m-retail and
NFC applications. It will be transformational.
Apps and internet access are also giving
impetus to new ways of keeping in touch
through a smartphone via social network
sites, which avoids call charges.
The EU has an ambitious agenda for the
internet; making fast (30Mbps+) broadband
available to all and to see superfast
broadband (100Mbps+) in 50% of homes
by 2020. There are barriers to overcome.
Internet subscribers are mostly happy with
what they have and are reluctant to pay
more. However, history suggests that sooner
or later we will want to trade up to faster
internet speeds.
Not everyone is at the frontier of change.
One household in three stills lacks internet
access, they are more likely to be older, rural
and living in Eastern or Southern Europe.
However, internet access is on a growth
trajectory and countries with low connection
rates are catching up.
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Clarification slide 12 "Fixed Costs is spending on property plan and equipment, General overhead is staff, customer support, management etc."
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If you'd like more info about the conference, see
http://freedom-to-connect.net/
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C4-1 CASE STUDY 4 GLOBAL BROADBAND ACCESS All his.docxRAHUL126667
C4-1
CASE STUDY 4
GLOBAL BROADBAND ACCESS
All historical accounts agree that the Internet was birthed in the United
States. If this is true, does the U.S. continue to be the world foremost user
of the network that it created?
The answer to this question depends on how you look at the numbers.
According to the OECD (Organization of Economic Co-operation and
Development), the U.S. continues to be one of the world frontrunners in
both fixed and mobile broadband subscriptions for Internet access
[OECD11]. However, when viewed on a per capita or population percentage
basis, there is considerable evidence that the average citizen in many of
other highly developed nations around the world is more likely than the
average American to have broadband access to the Internet. Although more
than two-thirds of U.S. households have broadband Internet access,
America’s broadband penetration rate lags that for many other countries
[SALW12].
Recent research indicates that Bulgaria has the highest level of
broadband adoption; it has an adoption rate of 96 percent. South Korea
leads the world in average broadband connection speeds (16.7 Mbps).
Although 81% of the broadband connections in the U.S. had connection
speeds of 2 Mbps or more, 35 other countries had higher percentages in
2011. The U.S. is 13th place worldwide in average broadband connection
speeds [MALI12].
C4-2
On a per capita basis, as of January 2012, European nations led the
world in both fixed and mobile broadband adoption. At that time, twenty-six
of every hundred citizens (26%) in European Union (EU) nations had fixed
broadband connections while 54 of every 100 (54%) EU residents had a
mobile broadband connection [WEBS12]. The Netherlands led all countries
worldwide with 38.1 fixed broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
Switzerland and Denmark are not behind. South Korea led Asian nations in
fixed broadband connections with a 35.7% penetration rare. The US was
16th with a 27.6% fixed bandwidth penetration rate.
Mobile access to the Web continues to grow. At the beginning of 2012,
there were over 5.9 billion mobile subscribers worldwide [MOBI12]. Of
these, 1.2 billion were active users of mobile broadband services, according
to a 2011 survey performed on behalf of the (ITU) International
Telecommunications Union [WEBS12]. At that time, 90% of the world's
population had access to second generation (2G) broadband, while 45% of
the world could access third generation (3G) services. In the U.S., there
were more than 203 million mobile broadband users in 2011 [OECD11].
India and China have the fastest growing populations of mobile users,
but South Korea and Japan have the highest percentages of mobile
broadband users with respective penetration rates of 91% and 88%
[MOBI12]. According to the OECD, the U.S. ranks seventh in mobile
broadband penetration with a rate of nearly 66% [OECD11].
In ter ...
Ten years is a short period in which to expect
dramatic change in consumer behaviour or
adoption of new technologies. Not so with
e-communications. The last decade has seen
a seismic shift in our use of the internet:
mobile phones now offer access to social
networks, music and entertainment, and
messaging has grown exponentially.
The momentum continues. As 4G (LTE)
continues its roll-out across Europe, it is
bringing fixed line broadband speeds to
Europe’s smartphones that will make possible
live video streaming, m-banking, m-retail and
NFC applications. It will be transformational.
Apps and internet access are also giving
impetus to new ways of keeping in touch
through a smartphone via social network
sites, which avoids call charges.
The EU has an ambitious agenda for the
internet; making fast (30Mbps+) broadband
available to all and to see superfast
broadband (100Mbps+) in 50% of homes
by 2020. There are barriers to overcome.
Internet subscribers are mostly happy with
what they have and are reluctant to pay
more. However, history suggests that sooner
or later we will want to trade up to faster
internet speeds.
Not everyone is at the frontier of change.
One household in three stills lacks internet
access, they are more likely to be older, rural
and living in Eastern or Southern Europe.
However, internet access is on a growth
trajectory and countries with low connection
rates are catching up.
Netpop | Pocket: Growing The Mobile Marketplace PreviewNetpop Research
Summary of Netpop Research's 2009 Growing the Mobile Marketplace report. For more information about the full report, go to http://netpopresearch.com/node/26589
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Deck first presented at FITC Mobile 2010. Second annual state of the nation wireless industry in Canada presentation by Thomas Purves.
Clarification slide 12 "Fixed Costs is spending on property plan and equipment, General overhead is staff, customer support, management etc."
Benoit Felton is a Senior Analyst with Yankee Group Europe. He spoke on Session 6: Networks Here and There at the Freedom to Connect 2009 conference.
If you'd like more info about the conference, see
http://freedom-to-connect.net/
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The Whole Picture: Where America’s Broadband Networks Really Stand
1. February 12, 2013
The Whole Picture:
Where America’s
Broadband Networks
Really Stand
Richard Bennett
Senior Research Fellow
rbennett@itif.org
2. Motivation for the Report
European Commission VP Neelie Kroes says U.S. is
pulling ahead:
High speed networks now pass more than 80 percent of U.S.
homes, a figure that quadrupled in three years
Though the public sector can help, the real heavy lifting must be
done by private investment
American critics say we’re falling behind:
U.S. is 22nd and falling in broadband – Susan Crawford
U.S. in 29th place and falling fast – David Cay Johnson
Who’s right?
2
3. Four Dimensions of Broadband Policy
Deployment: What share of postal addresses
does the network cover?
Adoption: What share of households subscribe?
Performance: How fast are downloads and
uploads?
Price: What does it cost to use the service?
3
4. America’s Circumstances
Long copper loop PSTN
Cable TV system alongside the PSTN
Low population density, especially in urban
areas
Plethora of entertainment choices, but low
computer ownership
Close to most key Internet resources
Technology-flexible mobile policy
4
5. Broad Deployment of DSL and Cable
96.3 percent have access to some form
of wired broadband
~96 percent have access to cable
modem
~85 percent have access to DSL
~18 percent have access to fiber
5
6. DSL and Cable in OECD
120%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Cable deployment DSL deployment
6
7. Broad Deployment of DSL and Cable
Third highest rate of wired intermodal
competition in OECD (behind Belgium and
Netherlands)
Fiber-based broadband (FiOS and U-verse)
is growing faster than cable modem
Long-loop DSL is losing subscribers
Market share is 57% cable, 43% telco
7
10. America Leads in 4G/LTE
America leads the world in the
adoption of 4G/LTE mobile
broadband
Only Korea is close
Very helpful for rural broadband
10
11. Adoption Remains an Issue
Broadband adoption is not as high as we would
like it to be, but:
U. S.: 68.2%
EU-15: 66.9%
Adoption is best measured by computer-owning
homes
U. S.: 88.6%
EU-15: 85.9%
Spread between top nation Iceland and U.S. for
computer homes is less than 5%
11
12. High Adoption by Computer Homes
88.6% adoption by U.S. computer-owning homes
12
13. Reasons for Non-Adoption
6%
6%
10% Other
12% Availability
Price
18%
No Computer
Usability
Relevance
48%
Source: Pew survey: Americans’ main reasons for not using the Internet, 2010
13
14. Speed: Overall
Traditional Speed leaders:
Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Netherlands, and
Denmark
U. S. average network (peak) rate is 29.6 Mbps
Top 10 Nations are less than 10 Mbps ahead
Average peak for the other Top 10 nations is 37.9
Mbps
American speeds are improving faster than world-
leading speeds.
14
15. Speed: High Speed Adoption
7th in the world and 6th in OECD in percentage of users with
connections faster than 10 Mbps
15
16. Speed: 100 Mbps Proliferation
82% of American homes are passed by DOCSIS
3
Capable of 100 – 160 Mbps
DOCSIS 3.1 will be even faster
Vectored DSL may soon bring a second 100
Mbps service to the market
LTE Advanced is another possible 100 Mbps pipe
16
17.
18. Price: Overall
Entry-level pricing for American
broadband is the second lowest in
the OECD and fourth lowest in
ITU survey
U.S. rank in prices for higher speeds
is lower
18
19. 0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0.6%
0.8%
0.9%
0.7%
Macao 1.0%
Monaco
Israel
United States
Liechtenstein
San Marino
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Hong Kong
Canada
Norway
UK
Belgium
Japan
Price: Low Entry-Level Prices
Romania
Sweden
Netherlands
France
Denmark
Singapore
19
22. Factors for Price: Low U.S. Subsidies
Low-price, high-speed nations have
committed heavy subsidies to
private firms
Despite subsidized fiber, Japan’s
adoption level is no higher than ours
22
23. Factors for Price: High Costs
America is an expensive nation to serve because
of low overall urbanization and low-rise cities
U.S. has 27th lowest rate of urbanicity (urban
density) in the OECD
Costs of broadband are Mbps/mile
U.S. has to spend many more dollars per capita
on cable and electronics to produce speedup
effects than Japan, Korea, or Hong Kong
23
24. The Policy Battle
The railroad
corporations will
either own the
people or the
people must own
the railroads. –
Omaha
Platform, 1893
24
25. Conclusions
U.S. is a facilities-based deployment leader in
cable, fiber, and LTE
Korea and Singapore are adoption leaders
U.S. is isn’t far behind for computer-owning
homes
25
26. Conclusions – cont’d
Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Netherlands, and
Denmark are consistent speed leaders
U. S. is in Top 10 and rising
U.S. is a low-price leader at entry-level, but U.S.
prices are higher at the high end than most
OECD nations
Subsidies and urbanicity play a role, profits not
so much
26
27. Issues to Tackle
Internet engagement, digital
literacy, computer ownership
Subsidy programs for poor and rural
residents, following Connect America model
Use of smart auctions to allocate subsidies
Spectrum remains scare due to government
over-allocation
27