Quanto “penetra” la banda larga
24 Aprile 2007
Il sito è stato trasferito all’indirizzo numeri.amelya.com, dove sono disponibili tutti i nuovi aggiornamenti – L’OCSE ha diffuso gli ultimi dati, relativi al 2006, sulla diffusione degli accessi a banda larga nei Paesi associati. Otto Paesi superano la soglia di un quarto della popolazione connessa (Danimarca, Olanda, Islanda, Corea, Svizzera, Finlandia, Norvegia e Svezia). La Danimarca guida la classifica, nella quale l’Italia si trova in ventesima posizione, col 14,8% degli abitanti dotati di banda larga, prevalentemente ADSL. Il Giappone guida invece la schiera dei Paesi impegnati a realizzare reti in fibra ottica.
Dal sito OCSE:
Over the past year, the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD increased 26% from 157 million in December 2005 to 197 million in December 2006. This growth increased broadband penetration rates in the OECD from 13.5 in December 2005 to 16.9 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants one year later. The main highlights for 2006 are:
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European countries have continued their advance with high broadband penetration rates. In December 2006, eight countries (Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, Korea, Switzerland, Finland, Norway and Sweden) led the OECD in broadband penetration, each with at least 26 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
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Denmark and the Netherlands are the first two countries in the OECD to surpass 30 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
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The strongest per-capita subscriber growth over the year comes from Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Ireland. Each country added more than 5.8 subscribers per 100 inhabitants during the past year.
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Operators in several countries continue with their upgrades to fibre. Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and Fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) subscriptions now comprise nearly 7% of all broadband connections in the OECD and the percentage is growing. Korea and Japan each have more than 6 fibre-based broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
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Japan leads the OECD in fibre connections directly to the home with 7.9 million fibre-to-the-home subscribers in December 2006. Fibre subscribers alone in Japan outnumber total broadband subscribers in 23 of the 30 OECD countries.
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The total number of ADSL subscriptions continues to fall in Korea and Japan as more users upgrade to fibre-based connections.
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DSL continues to be the leading platform in 28 OECD countries. Cable modem subscribers outnumber DSL in Canada and the United States.
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The United States has the largest total number of broadband subscribers in the OECD at 58.1 million. US broadband subscribers now represent 29% of all broadband connections in the OECD.
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Canada continues to lead the G7 group of industrialized countries in broadband penetration
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The breakdown of broadband technologies in December 2006 is as follows:
- DSL : 62%
- Cable modem : 29%
- FTTH/FTTB : 7%
- Other (e.g. satellite, fixed wireless, powerline communication) : 2%
Key notes on broadand figures for December 2006 :
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Broadband connections included in OECD data must have download speeds equal to or faster than 256 kbit/s.
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The new FTTH/FTTB category includes fiber-to-the-home subscribers and fiber-to-the-building subscribers who are connected to the fibre in the building via LAN type technologies (e.g. Ethernet). The category does not include VDSL, which is included in DSL figures.
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The “other” broadband category includes satellite, fixed wireless and power line communications. It does not include 3G mobile technologies.
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Data is sometimes updated after publication if official figures are available to replace estimates. This can lead to differences in time series data from what may have been published earlier.
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Population data used to calculate “per capita” figures is typically from the previous year. Current-year population data is inserted once it is available and will have an effect on historical data.
Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, by technology, Dec. 2006
|
DSL |
Cable |
Fibre/LAN |
Other |
Total |
Rank |
Total Subscribers |
|
|
Denmark |
19.6 |
9.4 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
31.9 |
1 |
1 728 359 |
|
Netherlands |
19.5 |
12.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
31.8 |
2 |
5 192 200 |
|
Iceland |
28.8 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
29.7 |
3 |
87 738 |
|
Korea |
11.4 |
10.7 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
29.1 |
4 |
14 042 728 |
|
Switzerland* |
18.8 |
8.8 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
28.5 |
5 |
2 140 309 |
|
Norway |
21.7 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
27.7 |
6 |
1 278 346 |
| Finland |
23.5 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
27.2 |
7 |
1 428 000 |
| Sweden* |
16.0 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
26.0 |
8 |
2 346 300 |
|
Canada |
11.4 |
12.3 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
23.8 |
9 |
7 675 533 |
| Belgium |
14.0 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
22.5 |
10 |
2 353 956 |
|
United Kingdom |
16.5 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
21.6 |
11 |
12 993 354 |
| Luxembourg |
18.2 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
20.4 |
12 |
93 214 |
| France |
19.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
20.3 |
13 |
12 699 000 |
| Japan |
11.1 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
20.2 |
14 |
25 755 080 |
|
United States |
8.5 |
10.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
19.6 |
15 |
58 136 577 |
|
Australia* |
15.0 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
19.2 |
16 |
3 939 288 |
|
Austria |
10.6 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
17.3 |
17 |
1 427 986 |
|
Germany* |
16.4 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
17.1 |
18 |
14 085 232 |
|
Spain |
12.1 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
15.3 |
19 |
6 654 881 |
|
Italy* |
13.8 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
14.8 |
20 |
8 638 873 |
|
New Zealand |
12.7 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
14.0 |
21 |
576 067 |
|
Portugal |
8.7 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
13.8 |
22 |
1 460 341 |
|
Ireland |
9.1 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
12.5 |
23 |
517 300 |
|
Hungary |
6.1 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
11.9 |
24 |
1 198 709 |
| Czech Republic** |
4.8 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
3.7 |
10.6 |
25 |
1 086 620 |
|
Poland |
5.2 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
6.9 |
26 |
2 640 000 |
|
Slovak Republic |
3.4 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
5.1 |
27 |
274 108 |
| Greece |
4.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
4.6 |
28 |
512 000 |
| Turkey |
3.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
29 |
2 773 685 |
|
Mexico* |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
30 |
3 728 150 |
|
OECD |
10.5 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
16.9 |
|
197 463 934 |
Notes:
* Data for Australia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Sweden and Switzerland are preliminary estimates based on September 2006 data.
** The OECD statistics for the “Other Broadband” category of the Czech Republic include a large number of fixed wireless broadband connections provided over mobile networks. Broadban subscriptions over 3G networks are not included for other countries but an exception was made for the Czech Republic because the connections make use of “fixed” equipment in a home (are not mobile) and offer speeds greater than 256 kbit/s to individual users. The Czech market is particular due to the high number of these wireless broadband connections as a percentage of total connectivity. It is important to note that there is continuing debate in international circles as to whether this type of wireless connection should be included in international broadband comparisons. The OECD will begin to collect a separate category of wireless/portable broadband in the future.
Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, 2001-2006
|
|
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 | 2005 |
2006 |
|
Australia |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
13.8 |
19.2 |
|
Austria |
3.6 |
5.6 |
7.6 |
10.1 |
14.3 |
17.3 |
|
Belgium |
4.4 |
8.7 |
11.7 |
15.5 |
18.2 |
22.5 |
|
Canada |
8.9 |
12.1 |
15.1 |
17.6 |
21.0 |
23.8 |
|
Czech Republic |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
10.6 |
|
Denmark |
4.4 |
8.2 |
13.0 |
19.0 |
24.9 |
31.9 |
|
Finland |
1.3 |
5.5 |
9.5 |
14.9 |
22.4 |
27.2 |
|
France |
1.0 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
10.5 |
15.1 |
20.3 |
|
Germany |
2.3 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
8.4 |
13.0 |
17.1 |
|
Greece |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
|
Hungary |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
11.9 |
|
Iceland |
3.7 |
8.4 |
14.3 |
18.2 |
26.4 |
29.7 |
|
Ireland |
0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
12.5 |
|
Italy |
0.7 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
11.8 |
14.8 |
|
Japan |
2.2 |
6.1 |
10.7 |
15.0 |
17.6 |
20.2 |
|
Korea |
17.2 |
21.8 |
24.2 |
24.8 |
25.2 |
29.1 |
|
Luxembourg |
0.3 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
9.8 |
14.9 |
20.4 |
|
Mexico |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
|
Netherlands |
3.8 |
7.0 |
11.8 |
19.0 |
25.2 |
31.8 |
|
New Zealand |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
8.1 |
14.0 |
|
Norway |
1.9 |
4.2 |
8.0 |
14.8 |
21.8 |
27.5 |
|
Poland |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
|
Portugal |
1.0 |
2.5 |
4.8 |
8.2 |
11.5 |
13.8 |
|
Slovak Republic |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
|
Spain |
1.2 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.1 |
11.5 |
15.3 |
|
Sweden |
5.4 |
8.1 |
10.7 |
14.5 |
20.2 |
26.0 |
|
Switzerland |
2.0 |
5.6 |
10.1 |
17.5 |
24.1 |
28.5 |
|
Turkey |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
|
United Kingdom |
0.6 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
10.5 |
16.4 |
21.6 |
|
United States |
4.5 |
6.9 |
9.7 |
12.9 |
16.3 |
19.6 |
| OECD |
2.9 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
10.2 |
13.5 |
16.9 |
|
EU15 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
9.7 |
14.2 |
18.6 |
