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| March 2005 Bandwidth Report
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| It's a Broadband World After All - US Broadband
Penetration Grows to 56.3% in February
|
 Worldwide,
broadband penetration has reached 62% among Internet users, according to
the "Face of the Web" survey by Ipsos-Insight. The annual survey found
that while broadband penetration grew by 24% last year, narrowband connections
still dominate many rural areas in Russia, India, Mexico, Brazil, France
and the U.K. In February, broadband penetration among active Internet users
in the U.S. grew by 0.55 percentage points to 56.29%. Narrowband penetration
in US homes fell to 43.71% in February 2005.*
(All figures are referenced
below are available at http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0503/)
Home Connectivity in the US:
Most active Internet users
connect from home with broadband connections. Among narrowband users, 35.68%
use 56Kbps modems, 5.04% use 28/33.3Kbps, and 2.99% use 14.4Kbps modems.
In total, 43.71% of home users in the US connect to the Internet at 56Kbps
or less (see Figure
1).
Broadband Growth in the US:
Broadband penetration in the
US grew by 0.55 points to 56.29% in February, up from 55.47% in January.
This increase is below the average increase in broadband of 1.04 points
per month over the previous twelve months. At the current growth rate,
broadband share in the US should exceed 70% by January of 2006 (see
Figure 2). As it approaches 60 to 65%, broadband penetration growth
appears to be tapering off in the US, in a pattern similar to Canada and
Korea.
Work Connectivity:
Most workers in the US enjoy
high-speed connections to the Internet. Most use a high-speed line such
as a T1 connection, and share bandwidth between computers connected to
an Ethernet network. The speed of each connection decreases as more employees
hook up to the LAN. As of February of 2005, of those connected to the Internet,
81.56% of US users at work enjoy a high-speed connection, up 1.37 percentage
points from 80.19% in January. At work, 18.44% connect at 56Kbps or less
(see Figure 3).
Its A Broadband World After All
Worldwide, broadband penetration
among Internet users grew by 24% in 2004. 62% use broadband as their primary
Internet connection, according to "The Face of the Web" survey by Ipsos-Insight.
The fastest broadband adoption rates were found in France, Urban Brazil
and the U.K., growing by 59%, 50%, and 45% respectively. However, the report
found the world is still divided into haves and have nots. Dial-up regions
include urban Russia, India, Mexico, and Brazil and the European regions
of France and the U.K. Nearly 6 in 10 U.S. users access the Internet through
a high-speed connection.
Further Reading:
The Majority Of Global Internet
Users Using A High-Speed Connection
http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=2583
Two-thirds of global Internet
users access the Internet through broadband from any device or location,
according to "The Face of the Web" study from Ipsos-Insight. March. 2,
2005
Nielsen//NetRatings
http://www.netratings.com/
Provides the US broadband data
(percentage of active Internet users) for the Bandwidth Report.
*Note that Nielsen//NetRatings
reports the percentage of active Internet users that use broadband from
home, not broadband households. NetRatings uses a panel of 40,000 to 50,000
people with software meters installed on their computers. These meters
detect connection speeds. Each month they do an enumeration study to call
a number of people to calibrate the panel by adjusting weightings to match
the population at large.
About The Bandwidth Report:
The Bandwidth
Report is a monthly roundup of connectivity trends in the US and elsewhere.
Each month's bandwidth report offers the latest statistics in Internet
connectivity and broadband trends, including:
* Home Connectivity in
the US
* Broadband Growth in
the US
* Work Connectivity
* Broadband Trends in
the US, Canada, and other countries
The March 2005 Bandwidth Report
is available at:
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0503/
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