Fiber Broadband Gains Global Momentum in 2012

AMSTERDAM – According to the latest figures published by the Broadband Forum and prepared by broadband industry analysts Point Topic, broadband subscriptions have soared to over 624 million with 15 million new IPTV subscribers over the past year alone, presenting a huge opportunity for the future of the connected home.

As providers make the investment in fiber deployments, customers are benefiting from improved speed and stability. Point Topic reports strong 12-month growth rates for FTTx (27 percent) and FTTH (23.4 percent), and for the first time, the market share for DSL fell below 60 percent.