Over the past twelve months, approximately 65 million new broadband subscribers signed up for high-speed access to the Internet. With these new subscribers, the total of global broadband subscribers hit 285 million in May 2007.

The principal market drivers for the adoption of broadband service is pretty straightforward: people want to access the Internet with a higher-speed connection. Beyond this basic desire, the emergence of online applications, such as viewing video clips or TV programming, downloading music files, and even playing online games, are also fueling end-user demand for "fatter pipes" that provide ever-increasing amounts of bandwidth.

This report covers the market for worldwide broadband services. It examines leading market drivers for broadband services and discusses the most widely available broadband access technologies.

The report provides historical subscriber data for broadband services and forecasts worldwide broadband subscribers through 2011. In addition, it provides regional subscriber forecasts for cable modem service, DSL service, fixed wireless broadband service, and fiber to the home households. It also provides worldwide subscriber forecasts for satellite broadband service, broadband over powerline service, and Ethernet in the first mile service.