Abstract
This IDC study presents IDC' s most recent forecast of the U.S. broadband
services market, identifies and quantifies the market opportunity within the
United States, and presents recommended strategies for broadband service
providers to take advantage of these opportunities. The analysis in this study
includes the following:
- A discussion of recent trends in the U.S. broadband services market
- Forecasts of U.S. broadband services subscriptions and revenue by technology, including DSL, cable modem, metro Ethernet Internet access (MEIA), and other broadband technologies, from 2008 through 2012
- Market characteristics and guidance for existing broadband service providers and new entrants to leverage the growth opportunities in the coming five-year period
"The U.S. broadband market is still experiencing growth in subscribers,
although new subscriber additions slowed dramatically in 2007. However, IDC
estimates that subscriber growth will be flat but steady throughout the
forecast period, with more than 35 million new broadband subscriptions added by
2012. The desire for a faster connection to the Internet will continue to drive
many new customers to adopt broadband services, yet it is the advent of
user-generated content and bandwidth-intensive applications that will drive the
majority of new subscriber growth through 2012." - Amy Harris Lind, manager,
Consumer Broadband Markets
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