Report: Global Fixed Broadband Subs Exceed One Billion

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There are now more than one billion fixed broadband subscribers worldwide, the Broadband Forum revealed today at Broadband World Forum 2018 in Berlin.
The achievement – which has been confirmed by leading market analysis firm Point Topic – follows the release of Point Topic’s World Broadband Statistics Q2 2018 report which saw the number of fixed broadband subscribers grow by 2.5 per cent from Q1 2018, the highest surge in the last six quarters.
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The [Point Topic] research also highlights that around 80% of global connections are fiber-based – including Fiber-to-the-Home/Business/Cabinet connections – or cable-based, while ADSL connections are continuing to decline, having dropped eight per cent in the last year.

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