Infonetics Projects Fixed Broadband Subscribers to Approach 1 Billion in 2019, Led by China

CAMPBELL, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/09/15 -- Technology market research firm Infonetics Research, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), today released excerpts from its new FTTH, DSL, and Cable Subscribers report, which tracks and forecasts global fixed broadband subscribers, including DSL, cable broadband, FTTH, and FTTB+LAN subscribers. (Infonetics tracks mobile broadband subscribers in its Mobile Services and Subscribers report.)

"Fixed broadband subscribers grew 8 percent in 2014, reaching 733 million as service providers around the world continue to steadily add subscribers. This is a reflection of the importance of broadband connectivity in the daily lives of individuals and businesses, governments and other organizations," said Jeff Heynen, research director for broadband access and pay TV at Infonetics Research, now part of IHS.

"Broadband has become a consumer-driven industry. Consumers essentially saved the fixed broadband business by binging on Netflix and other streaming video services, and now broadband providers are consistently investing in higher-end FTTX and DOCSIS 3.0 technologies to keep those innovators happy," Heynen said.

BROADBAND SUBSCRIBER HIGHLIGHTS

• Though DSL remains far and away the largest technology choice for fixed broadband, subscriber growth is being driven by FTTH and DOCSIS 3.0
• FTTH subscribers jumped 22 percent in 2014 from 2013, crossing the 100 million threshold for the first time
• Asia Pacific holds 50 percent of the world's fixed broadband subscribers and continues to experience significant subscriber growth thanks to China, Southeast Asia and emerging markets where broadband penetration continues to increase
• China Telecom is the worldwide broadband subscriber market share leader
• Infonetics/IHS forecasts global fixed broadband subscribers to grow at a 5 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2014 to 2019, led by China, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam

FTTH, DSL AND CABLE SUBSCRIBERS REPORT SYNOPSIS
Infonetics' new annual fixed broadband subscribers report provides worldwide and regional market size, service provider market share, forecasts through 2019, analysis and trends for cable broadband (DOCSIS 2.0 and 3.0), DSL, FTTH and FTTB+LAN subscribers. Service providers tracked: AT&T, BSNL, BT, China Telecom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, Comcast, Cox, Deutsche Telekom, GVT, KDDI, KT, NTT, Orange, Rostelecom, Saudi Telecom, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telenor, TeliaSonera, Telmex, Telstra, Time Warner Cable, Turk Telekom, Verizon, VimpelCom, Virgin Media, Vodafone and many others. To purchase the report, contact Infonetics: www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

GIGABIT BROADBAND WEBINAR
Join analyst Jeff Heynen April 28 at 11:00 AM ET for Getting to a Gig: Technology Options for Premium Broadband, an event examining the technologies available to get to gigabit broadband the fastest with the least amount of cost. Register here.

RELATED RESEARCH

• Record Year for Broadband Equipment Market in 2014, Thanks to Gigabit Mantra
• Broadband Operators Reveal Ambitious Network Upgrade Plans
• Cable Broadband Speed Battles Rage as Operators Invest in Record DOCSIS

RECENT AND UPCOMING RESEARCH
Download Infonetics' 2015 service brochure or log in: www.infonetics.com/login.

• PON, FTTH, and DSL Aggregation Equipment and Subscribers Forecast (Mar.)
• PON, FTTH, Cable, DSL, and Wireless Broadband CPE Forecast (Mar.)
• Home Networking Devices Forecast (Apr.)
• CCAP, DOCSIS 3.1, and Distributed Access Strategies Survey (Apr.)
• Residential Gateway Strategies and Vendor Leadership Survey (May)

INFONETICS WEBINARS (https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events)

• Getting to a Gig: Technology Options for Premium Broadband (Apr. 28: Attend)
• Fast Gets Faster: Extending Broadband with Vectoring and G.Fast (Watch now)
• The Ins and Outs of Cloud DVR (Watch now)
• The Evolving Broadcast Video Infrastructure (Sponsor)

TO PURCHASE RESEARCH, PLEASE CONTACT:

North America (West), Asia Pacific:
Larry Howard [email protected] +1 408-583-3335

North America (East, Midwest), Latin America, EMEA:
Scott Coyne [email protected] +1 408-583-3395

Greater China, Southeast Asia, India: 大中华区
Jeffrey Song [email protected] +86 21-3919-8505

Japan 日本
Takashi Kimura, TAK Analytics [email protected] +81 3-6408-5566

About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS (NYSE: IHS) is the leading source of insight, analytics and expertise in critical areas that shape today's business landscape. Businesses and governments in more than 150 countries around the globe rely on the comprehensive content, expert independent analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to make high-impact decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence. IHS has been in business since 1959 and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, USA, IHS is committed to sustainable, profitable growth and employs about 8,800 people in 32 countries around the world.

IHS is a registered trademark of IHS Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. © 2015 IHS Inc. All rights reserved.

About Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com)
Infonetics Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS), is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize and compete more effectively. Follow Infonetics on Twitter for the latest headlines: http://twitter.com/infonetics.

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   News Media Contact: 
Jeff Heynen 
Research Director, Broadband Access and Pay TV  Infonetics Research / IHS Inc.  +1 408-583-3359 
Email contact  Twitter: @jeffheynen

Source: Infonetics Research

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