A never-ending hunger for bandwidth is driving the market. The exploding use of web video services, Web 2.0 and social networking sites and enterprise applications is filling fixed broadband access networks and backbones. Spare capacity is shrinking at the same time mobile Internet access is taking off and spreading like wildfire to the mass market, driven by Internet browsing and e-mail.
Our research shows that the personal computer remains the most used device for accessing the Internet at home. Yet, 13 percent of all Internet users in mature markets go online via a mobile phone when they are at home. In the near future, 44 percent of online users in mature markets and 54 percent in emerging markets will increase their existing (fixed) bandwidth.
Clear broadband trends are emerging. Any Communications Service Provider (CSP) broadband strategy will be based on one or more of three focal points - speed, simplicity and services.
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