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Japanese Broadband World's Fastest, Cheapest - Iceland Cools off in Global Broadband Penetration Rankings - US Broadband Penetration Grows to 85.9% Among Active Internet Users
(PRLEAP.COM) Website Optimization is announcing today that Japan has the fastest broadband speeds and the lowest cost per megabit per second of all countries surveyed, according to recent data from the OECD (see Figures 1-3). Japan enjoys costs per megabit over four times lower than that of the US. Iceland fell three places from third to sixth in global broadband penetration from Q4 2006 to Q2 2007, while the US remained at 15th place (see Figure 4). Ireland led all countries in net growth of broadband penetration per 100 inhabitants (see Figure 5). Meanwhile, in the US broadband penetration grew to 85.91% among active Internet users, up 0.6 percentage points over September 2007.
Japanese Broadband World’s Fastest
Japan, France, Korea, Sweden, and New Zealand led all countries surveyed in advertised broadband download speeds (see Figure 1). Japan led all countries with an advertised 93,693 Mbits per second speed, followed by France at 44,157 Mb/s, Korea at 43,301 Mb/s, Sweden 21,423 Mb/s, and New Zealand at 13,595 Mb/s broadband speed. The UK came in 12th at 10,624 Mb/s while the US came in at 14th at 8,860 Mb/sec.
Finland, Germany, and Switzerland Lead all Countries in Broadband Prices
Finland (31.2 equivalent USD), Germany (32.2), Switzerland (32.7), the UK (33.3), and Denmark (33.6) led all countries in the lowest average prices for broadband service (see Figure 2). The US came in 21st place at $53.1 USD for the average monthly broadband subscription fee. Mexico, Turkey, the Slovak Republic, and the Czech Republic came in with the highest average monthly rates topping out at nearly $89/month for broadband service.
Japan Leads all Countries in Price per Megabit
Japan led all countries surveyed in price per megabit per second at $3.09 equivalent US dollars (see Figure 3). France followed at $3.7, Italy at 4.6, the UK at 5.3, and Korea at about $6 per Mb/sec. The US was 11th at $12.6 per Mb/second. Greece, Mexico, and Turkey topped all countries in price per megabit, with Turkey at $97.4 per megabit/second.
Iceland Cools off in Global Broadband Penetration Rankings
Our April 2007 Bandwidth Report listed Iceland at third place at 29.7 broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants. While Iceland crept up to 29.8 broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, Switzerland, Korea, and Norway moved ahead of Iceland, behind Denmark and the Netherlands (see Figure 4).
Ireland Leads all Countries in Broadband Growth
Ireland, Germany, Sweden, and Australia led all countries in broadband growth from Q2 2006 to Q2 2007 (see Figure 5). The US (4.21) and the UK (4.52) were above the OECD average of 3.68 additional subscribers per 100 inhabitants over that one year period. Japan, Turkey, Portugal, Hungary, and Mexico came in last in broadband growth from Q2 2007 to Q2 2007.
US Leads all Countries in Broadband Subscribers
The US led all countries surveyed with over 66.2 million subscribers on broadband as of June 2007 (see Figure 6). Japan had less than half the broadband subscribers of the US with 27.2 million on broadband, followed by Germany at 17.5 million, Korea at 14.4 million, and the UK at 14.4 million subscribers.
Home Connectivity in the US
US broadband penetration grew to 85.91% among active Internet users in October 2007. Narrowband users connecting at 56Kbps or less now make up 14.09% of active Internet users, down 0.6 percentage points from 14.69% in September 2007 (see Figure 7). http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0711/
Broadband Growth Trends in the US
In October 2007, broadband penetration in US homes grew 0.6 percentage points to 85.91%, up from 84.31% in Septemer. This increase of 0.6 points is below the average increase in broadband of 0.75 points per month over the last six months (see Figure 8). http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0711/
Work Connectivity
As of October 2007, 94.64% of US workers connected to the Internet with broadband, up 0.45 percentage points from the 94.19% share in September. At work 5.36% connect at 56Kbps or less (see Figure 9). http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0711/
Further Reading:
OECD Broadband Portal
http://www.oecd.org/sti/ict/broadband
Provided the statics for the worldwide broadband statistics. Nov. 6, 2007.
Nielsen//NetRatings
http://www.netratings.com/
Provided the US broadband penetration data for active Internet users for the Bandwidth Report.
For the full “November 2007 Bandwidth Report” visit
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/bw/0711/
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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
About Website Optimization
Don’t Make Me Wait! The new book titled "Speed Up Your Site – Web Site Optimization" by Andy King, and the companion web site are about designing "speedy" web sites with techniques that…
* Cut file size and download times in half
* Speed up site load time to satisfy customers
* Engage users with fast response times and flow stimulus
* Increase usability, boost profits, and slash bandwidth costs
* Improve search engine rankings and web page conversions
Andy King is also the founder of WebReference.com and JavaScript.com, both award-winning developer sites from internet.com. Created in 1995 and subsequently acquired by Mecklermedia (now Jupitermedia) in 1997, WebReference has grown into one of the most popular developer sites on the Internet. While he was Managing Editor of WebReference.com and JavaScript.com, Andy became the "Usability Czar" at internet.com, where he optimized the speed and usability of their sites. In addition to his consulting work, he continues to write the monthly Bandwidth Report and the “Speed Tweak of the Week” for www.websiteoptimization.com.
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