RE: FN-FORUM Viva Modem - OT broadband growth

date posted 8th September 2002 17:39

I couldn't comment on the number of houses receving cable TV, but
according to the statistics I have here, the Internet connection stats
for Germany are - 55% modem, 6% cable, 39% high speed telephone (ISDN,
DSL etc). Which would seem to indicate that you are, in fact, completely
wrong,

Hutch

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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Viva Modem - OT broadband growth


>Mmm, only 9% of UK households (who access the internet at all - plenty
>don't), does it say what the figures are for business - probably a not
>dis-similar figure??

The trouble with all these quotes (and Computing's campaign) about how
much
the UK lags is that it ignores the most obvious point: cable TV
penetration
is far lower here than in many western countries. The great majority of
houses in Germany are on cable, hence the decision to go broadband is a
lot
less daunting for them (and presumably much cheaper too). Hence growth
rates in the UK/Germany, eg, are only comparable in a very very broad
sense
as you're arguing about structural change in quite different markets.
Useful for lobbyists, but not very helpful for policymaking.

An occasional statistician writes...



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