Korea ranks high in OECD Broadband report
2008/05/23 12:19In advance of the OECD Ministerial Meetings in Seoul next month, the OECD has released their latest report on the usage and penetration of broadband in OECD countries:
The number of broadband subscriber in the OECD reached 235 million by December 2007, an increase of 18% from 200 million subscribers in December 2006. . This growth increased broadband penetration rates to 20.0 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants up from 16.9 in December 2006.
* Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Finland, Korea and Sweden lead the OECD with broadband penetration well above the OECD average, each surpassing the 30 subscribers per 100 inhabitants threshold.
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* The upgrade to fibre-based connections continues in the OECD. Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and Fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) subscriptions comprise 8% of all broadband connections in the OECD. Fiber connections account for 40% of all Japanese broadband subscriptions and 34% in Korea.
Korea ranked 7th in the number of broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants with 30.5 subscriptions.
