Asian Broadband Penetration Reached 91% in 2016

LONDON, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year, broadband penetration in Japan and South Korea reached 91%, according to a report by Paul Budde Communication.

The report highlights the following:

• Market increasing as poorer nations switch from dial-up
• Philippine telecom has the goal to provide high speed internet to households
• Regulation needed as broadband penetration increases

Evolving market

• In 2016, China market penetration reached 53% and fixed broadband subscribers reached 213 million.
• South Korea had a market penetration of 41%
• Hong Kong had a market penetration of 32%

Philippine Telecom's Ambitious Goal

• In the Philippines, fixed broadband penetration is 13%. Globe Telecom, which also provides mobile services, sees broadband as an area of growth.
• Philippine telecom Globe Telecom announced its goal to provide high speed internet access to two million homes by 2020.

Asia Lacks Regulations

• In 2016, China had the most internet users at 730 million, followed by India at 290 million users, Japan at 115 million users and Indonesia at 63.1 million users.
• However, many customers are purchasing lightly regulated or unregulated services. Some of these services are even pirated.
• Governments throughout the region will need to establish regulations for things like content, advertising and taxation.

To see the report summary on ReportBuyer's blog click here. 

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