Report: DSL Continues to Grow Worldwide
DSL Forum released more data this month that shows global subscriptions to DSL grew to 164 million by the end of June, according to industry analyst Point Topic. Worldwide, the number of business and residential users selecting DSL (digital subscriber line) for broadband access increased by almost 46 million—a growth of 38 percent in 12 months.
“These latest subscriber figures are further evidence of DSL broadband’s remarkable rate of growth across the world“, said Michael Brusca, chairman and president of the DSL Forum. “Broadband is increasingly a key entertainment and information tool in homes, businesses and organisations worldwide, and sophisticated “quadruple play” broadband offerings of voice, video, data and mobile are now delivering continuous connectivity. Through its new BroadbandSuite initiative, the DSL Forum is committed to developing the specifications that enhance customer satisfaction and drive next-generation services over all broadband access technologies”.
In North America, DSL is steadily increasing its share of the total broadband market and now accounts for more than 46 percent of the region’s broadband subscribers. In the period, broadband DSL (up 6.36 million) added more subscribers than cable modem (up 5.45 million), with growth in Canada (DSL up 22.2 percent) and the United States (DSL up 32.7 percent) both far outstripping cable modem growth.
"DSL is the world's widespread broadband technology, and service providers are constantly evolving advanced next generation services to meet subscriber demand," said Brusca. "It is vital that carriers evolve their access infrastructures and remote management systems to scale to customer demands and provide Quality of Service (QoS) for delivery of a mix of data, voice and video services. The DSL Forum, through its international membership, develops specifications that address the common requirements for these services, which facilitate broadband services advancement and continued explosive global broadband growth."
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