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- 2018
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- 2016
- 2014
- Universal broadband would mean unlocking a forty billion euro opportunity for European businesses
- Broadband now installed in more than seven hundred million homes worldwide
- Superfast altnets developing a long-term outlook
- Five million customers waiting for something to buy
- Free wifi and more, coming to a town centre near you
- BT and BDUK push bandwidth deeper into the UK
- Britain a leader in superfast broadband coverage
- Point Topic CEO to Chair at Fixed Access Networks Summit
- 2013
- European broadband growth – steady spread of Next Generation supply
- 2 million fewer households with broadband at the end of 2016
- Superfast take-up accelerates as consumers pay for more bandwidth
- Rightmove lists broadband speeds at all its homes
- WiFi to step into the breach?
- Point Topic to chair a session at NextGen 2013
- Copper-based broadband looks big in Europe’s future
- Planning the future of broadband
- The timing is right for satellite broadband in the UK and Europe
- Superfast takes over in the UK as broadband subscribers grow.
- The decline in copper broadband subscriber numbers accelerates in 2013
- Significant effort is still needed to meet Europe’s superfast broadband challenge
- Superfast broadband for Europe should cost less
- The DSL king is dead long live the VDSL king
- Bandwidth for video – how much is enough?
- Fiber to the where? Hybrid broadband networks set to dominate
- High speed mobile broadband in Europe – What will be the tale of 2012?
- Is the UK a failure or a leader in superfast broadband?
- BDUK will bring superfast to 1.8 million homes by 2015
- 2012
- Superfast take-up – Point Topic’s broadband maps highlight the ‘digital divide’
- Point Topic at the 2012 Broadband World Forum
- Austria is a European leader in VDSL broadband
- Belgium is a leader in superfast broadband coverage
- Bulgaria is a leader in superfast broadband coverage
- Cyprus is well placed to achieve superfast broadband target
- Superfast broadband is a big opportunity for the Czech Republic
- Denmark leads in bringing new broadband technologies to market
- Estonia a leader in mobile and superfast broadband
- Finland leads in achieving complete broadband coverage
- France leads Europe in fibre broadband
- Germany leads Europe in superfast broadband
- Superfast broadband is an investment opportunity for Greece
- Hungary can boost superfast broadband coverage at low cost
- Iceland faces a major challenge with rural broadband
- Ireland faces a major challenge with superfast rural broadband
- Superfast broadband is an investment opportunity for Italy
- Latvia has the highest FTTP broadband coverage in Europe
- Lithuania leads in fibre broadband
- Luxembourg is a leader in superfast broadband
- Malta is a leader in superfast broadband coverage
- The Netherlands has the best broadband coverage in Europe
- Norway overcomes geography to provide good broadband coverage
- Broadband is a big investment opportunity for Poland
- Portugal is a leader in superfast broadband coverage
- Romania’s unique broadband market delivers maximum choice
- Slovakia is a leader in fibre broadband for the cities
- Slovenia achieves good superfast broadband coverage at low cost
- Spain is a leader in superfast broadband coverage
- Sweden falls behind in superfast broadband
- United Kingdom holds a strong position in superfast broadband
- Europe half-way to “Digital Heaven”
- Point Topic at NextGen12 – video interview
- Global Broadband Statistics – Q2 2012
- Point Topic says IPTV metrics need to be standardised
- Westminster e-Forum UK Targets
- Broadband Targets Need More Focus on the User Experience, says Point Topic
- Superfast UK Clears Two Million Subscriber Hurdle
- Point Topic at CommunicAsia 2012 – video interview
- Consumer Value Added Services Revenues to Triple to $420 Billion in 2020, Predicts Point Topic CEO
- Broadband passes 600 million subscriber milestone
- IPTV – Subscribers Up in a Competitive Market
- Who has weathered the broadband crunch?
- Superfast Altnets Begin to Find Their Niche
- Point Topic at the FTTH Council Europe 2012 – video interview
- First Ever Local Broadband Coverage Mapping Survey for EU Digital Agenda Launched Today
- 2011
- Demand for speed helps UK broadband grow and quashes talk of a double-dip recession
- Value-added services generating $60 billion at the end of 2010
- Point Topic at NextGen 11 – video interview
- Second wave of altnets enter UK superfast broadband race
- Superfast broadband for 60% of UK customers by 2016
- Five million more households with broadband with a 1% price cut
- Mapping is vital to future broadband investment
- Top analytical firms join forces to deliver ultimate wireline broadband insights
- Point Topic at the 2011 Broadband World Forum – video interview
- IPTV will reach 60 million subscriptions in the EU by 2020
- Affordability is the next challenge for broadband, says Point Topic
- Growth and Challenges ahead for VoIP Market – video interview
- CommunicAsia 2011 – video interview
- Global fixed line VoIP market set to generate $40 billion a year by 2015
- Global bandwidth costs continue to fall in 2011
- UK superfast broadband roll-out faces setbacks
- Britain’s superfast broadband lines set to pass 250,000 this month
- Global IPTV subscriptions reach record growth in 2010
- Year-end 2010 Broadband and IPTV Report Highlights
- Consumers now pay 50% less for bandwidth than in 2008
- 2010
- 2011 to be an exciting year for superfast broadband in the UK
- Point Topic at NextGen 10 – video interview
- Hong Kong best for consumer broadband and Singapore moves into the top 10
- Point Topic on the world’s cheapest broadband – video interview
- Bad news for rural Britain as digital divide deepens
- Point Topic at the 2010 Broadband World Forum – video interview
- Point Topic at Film Day 2010 – video interview
- More than one in five consumer broadband lines now come with VOIP
Press and Events
A billion lines – fixed broadband for half the world
October 23, 2018 | Simona Pranulyte
In the second half of 2018, in September we believe, the one billionth fixed broadband subscription was signed up, probably in China.
Point Topic’s most recent outputs put the total number of global fixed line broadband subscribers at 983 million at the end of June.
Current adoption rates mean that …
READ MOREG.fast broadband premises at 3m, according to Point Topic
February 22, 2018 | Simona Pranulyte
February 2018, London
Broadband analyst firm Point Topic have been looking at the latest G.fast developments around the globe. Point Topic estimates that as of early 2018, some 3 million premises have been passed with G.fast networks. An estimated 29,000 households subscribe to the services, the majority of which are …
READ MOREWestminster succeeds with help from Point Topic, Adroit Economics and The Fifth Sector
August 8, 2017 | Simona Pranulyte
Westminster City Council successfully obtained funding totalling £2.8 million for Connect Westminster project based on Point Topic, Adroit Economics and the Fifth Sector detailed analysis and mapping of superfast broadband impact and forecasts for bandwidth in 2020.
The Connect Westminster Project will help address poor connectivity within Westminster by providing micro-finance to at least 1,250 Small Medium Enterprises (SME) to connect these businesses to gigabit capable connectivity.
Point Topic has been mapping and analysing the UK broadband market for more …
READ MOREAutumn Statement real boost for UK business broadband
November 23, 2016 | Oliver Johnson
Press release – 23rd November 2016
The Chancellor’s announcement of a public funding injection for broadband into the new Digital Investment Fund is a fantastic opportunity for local and combined authorities, as well as local enterprise partnerships, to take the initiative and encourage faster broadband for the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), potentially benefiting the economy to the tune of £372 billion.
“The focus on the smaller players and gigabit supply is very welcome. The gaps in expected …
READ MOREUS reports nationwide fixed broadband subscriber decline
October 26, 2016 | Simona Pranulyte
According to the latest data from Point Topic the US has suffered a net drop in fixed broadband subscribers.
Data to the end of the second quarter 2016 shows a decline of nearly 200,000 fixed broadband subscribers and a negative quarterly growth rate of -0.2%. In contrast China added 7.6 million fixed broadband customers and grew by over 3% in the same period. Other major broadband markets also saw a healthy growth (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Net Adds in fixed …
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