Exploring the socio-economic advantages of high-speed broadband access

Executive summary

• Benefits of broadband access in general
• Additional benefits of high-speed broadband access

Addressing the digital divide

Is there any evidence of benefits from ‘standard' broadband?

• Direct benefits of standard broadband access
• Indirect benefits of standard broadband access

Additional benefits of high-speed broadband

• Direct benefits of high-speed broadband
• Indirect benefits of high-speed broadband access

• Figure 1: Consumer broadband penetration by households 2006- 2011
• Figure 2: Average revenues and broadband subscriber base for the top five operators (2000- 2006)
• Figure 3: Average wireline and wireless revenues for the top five operators 2000- 2006
• Figure 4: Telkom South Africa: average wireline and wireless revenues 2000- 2006
• Figure 5: Total telecoms revenues as a percentage of GDP for selected countries
• Figure 6: Communication availability per 100 inhabitants
• Figure 7: Internet activities in the UK: 2006- 2007
• Figure 8: Korean domestic music industry
• Figure 9: Average time saved per transaction per service
• Table 1: Time and cost reductions resulting from e-health implementation of ICT facilities/services
• Figure 10: Historic FTTx subscriber figures
• Table 2: Korea: BcN construction timeline and goals