Research findings showed that Asia accounted for more than 53% of the broadband lines added in the world in the first quarter of 2010. An example is Singapore which is rolling out its its Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network, (Next Gen NBN).

Global broadband connections currently top 484 million lines, resulting in a 3.12% growth in the quarter, and 12.41% in the past year to the end of Q1 of this year.

The first quarter growth rate increase shows a tremendous growth for worldwide broadband. At the same time the number of IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) subscribers grew to 36.3 million. According to the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), as of Apr 2010,  Singapore’s total broadband subscriptions stood at 6.39 million, up from 6.22 million in March 2010.

DSL (digital subscriber line) remains as the most popular access technology for broadband. Fibre continues to experience a rapid growth. Supported by some major national government initiatives, broadband adoption is expected to accelerate even more in the next few years.

The surge in broadband users in Asia has resulted in the region to increase its market share to 32.4 per cent - almost one-third of the global market.

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