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Asia - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and AnalysesLONDON, Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- North Asian countries lead the fixed broadband market but other Asian nations catching up South Korea holds second place with fixed broadband subscriber penetration of 41% in 2016. The move towards faster speeds and becoming full-service operators is expected to drive further growth. FttX deployments have increased as operators try to gain customers through bundled services such as high-definition IPTV. Broadband subscription rates in South Korea are low at less than US$30 per month for speeds over 100Mb/s. Hong Kong takes third place with fixed broadband subscriber penetration of 32% in 2016. Broadband subscriber growth in Hong Kong has flattened due to high fixed household broadband penetration and increased product substitution due to higher speed mobile broadband services based on HSPA and LTE. However, fixed broadband services will continue to grow based on the sheer volume of data traffic as the market shifts from: Connecting people to connecting devices; Increasing usage of cloud services; Increasing bandwidth demands from higher quality HD and 4K streaming services. Key highlights of the fixed broadband market in Asia in 2016: South Korea and Japan are the leading two countries in Asia with regards to internet penetration. Behind South Korea and Japan are Singapore, Taiwan, Azerbaijan, and Hong Kong. China leads in terms of overall number of Internet users, followed by India, Japan and Indonesia. China leads the fixed broadband market in terms of both overall subscribers and market penetration (53%). South Korea holds second place with fixed broadband subscriber penetration of 41% in 2016. Hong Kong takes third place with fixed broadband subscriber penetration of 32 % in 2016. Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/4657997/ About Reportbuyer Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers http://www.reportbuyer.com For more information: Sarah Smith Research Advisor at Reportbuyer.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 208 816 85 48 Website: www.reportbuyer.com To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/asia---fixed-broadband-market---statistics-and-analyses-300399155.html SOURCE ReportBuyer |