Broadband Quality in Europe Or Else According to a recent GartnerG2 report, only 10% of households in France, Germany and the UK will have high-speed internet connections by 2005. The
report stresses the fact that if quality content is not available in Europe, then the desire for broadband will not be strong. If a lack of quality content prevails, users will be more
price-sensitive.
Broadband Internet Households in European Markets, December 2001 (millions of people; % of total households)
| | France | Germany | UK |
| Total households in
country | 24.8 | 37.7 | 25.7
|
| Internet households | 4.5 | 10.3 | 8.8 |
| Broadband households | 0.5(2%) | 1.0(3%) | 0.2(1%) |
Source: GartnerG2, January 2002
These amounts compare to the US, where 13.8 million households were
using high-speed net connections by the end of 2001.
Broadband Internet Households in the US, December, 2001 (millions of households and % of total)
| Total household in country | 105
|
| Total Internet households | 63 |
| Total broadband households | 13.8(13%) |
Source: GartnerG2, January 2002
By comparison, eMarketer estimates that the number of broadband households in
Europe at the end of 2001 was roughly 5.9 million, and 11.4 million in the US.
Broadband Households Worldwide, 2000-2004 (in millions)
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| North America | 7.6 | 13.7 | 21.2 | 30.9 | 42.2 |
| Europe | 1.6 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 22.6 | 37.9 |
| Asia-Pacific | 5.5 | 11.2 | 16.4 | 23.0 | 32.9 |
| Latin America | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Other | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Total Worldwide | 14.8 | 31.2 | 50.6 | 78.9 | 118.4 |
Source: eMarketer, December, 2001
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