China to Pass US in Total Broadband Lines - UK Broadband to Double by 2008 - Optimization Week of October 17, 2006
Optimization Week Issue #70, October 17, 2006
In broadband news this week, China is poised to overtake the USA in broadband lines by the third quarter of 2006 to become the most wired country in the world. The faster growth in Chinese broadband lines is more than double that of the US, with 5.1 million lines added in the second quarter of 2006 alone. Point Topic predicts that in the UK will nearly double its broadband penetration rate by 2008, we feature some nifty maps from their recent study.
- China to Pass US in Total Broadband Lines - UK Broadband to Double by 2008 - US Broadband Penetration Jumps to 76.3% Among Active Internet Users - October 2006 Bandwidth Report
- China will pass the US in total broadband lines by the third quarter of 2006. UK broadband penetration will nearly double by 2008 and US broadband penetration among active Internet users broke 75% in September 2006.
