Report: DSL Surpasses 150 Million Subscribers Worldwide

DSL is emerging as the service of choice for broadband users throughout the world. The latest figures from the DSL Forum show that DSL subscriptions worldwide have grown 39 percent over the last year, passing the previous mark of 150 million subscribers. This figure represents more than 43 million residential and business users, 11.5 million of which were new subscribers signing up for DSL in the first quarter of 2006 alone.

The United States, with 22.2 million, is second only to China in total new subscribers. In the past year, there were 5.6 million new DSL subscribers in the United States, a growth of 34 percent compared to 21.9 percent for cable broadband access.

"DSL continues to grow with the subscriber demand for broadband residential and business services," said Michael Brusca, chairman and president of the DSL Forum. "This is driven by the global demand for multiple applications-including new video and voice services."

For more report details, visit DSLForum.org.

 

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