Steve Mehs
02-04-03, 05:06 AM
The number of U.S. households using cable modems, DSL or other broadband technologies to connect to the Internet will jump by more than 40 percent during 2003, according to a report released by Strategy Analytics.
The research company said the installed base of residential broadband subscribers in the United States will grow from 17.9 million homes today to 25.3 million homes by the end of the year. By the end of 2008, the number of broadband subscribers will soar to 64 million, or 59 percent of all U.S. homes, Strategy Analytics said.
Today, about 27 percent of all U.S. Internet homes use broadband connections. By 2008, the report said that percentage will rise to more than 70 percent.
"Despite the slow economy, consumer demand for broadband was remarkably strong in 2002, when the U.S. market grew by more than six million subscribers," said James Penhune, a director with Strategy Analytics' Global Broadband Practice. "Over the next five years, high-speed access will become the norm for residential Internet users as broadband becomes more widely available, more flexibly priced and a more powerful vehicle for new kinds of entertainment, content and services."
From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com/skyreport/feb2003/020403.shtm#three) (Used with Permission)
The research company said the installed base of residential broadband subscribers in the United States will grow from 17.9 million homes today to 25.3 million homes by the end of the year. By the end of 2008, the number of broadband subscribers will soar to 64 million, or 59 percent of all U.S. homes, Strategy Analytics said.
Today, about 27 percent of all U.S. Internet homes use broadband connections. By 2008, the report said that percentage will rise to more than 70 percent.
"Despite the slow economy, consumer demand for broadband was remarkably strong in 2002, when the U.S. market grew by more than six million subscribers," said James Penhune, a director with Strategy Analytics' Global Broadband Practice. "Over the next five years, high-speed access will become the norm for residential Internet users as broadband becomes more widely available, more flexibly priced and a more powerful vehicle for new kinds of entertainment, content and services."
From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com/skyreport/feb2003/020403.shtm#three) (Used with Permission)