The UK has been placed in a fourth level tier of broadband penetration in an eMarketer comparison of worldwide nations’ development.
Tier I only contains one country – South Korea – where more than two-thirds of the population have high-speed, broadband internet access, according to eMarketer. The US falls into Tier III, as shown in the table below.
2002 Household Broadband Penetration In Selected Countries | ||||
Tier I (50%+) | Tier II (25-49%) | Tier III (15-25% | Tier IV (6-14%) | Tier V (0-5%) |
South Korea | Taiwan | Singapore | Austria | Portugal |
Hong Kong | Denmark | Netherlands | Australia | |
Canada | Sweden | Switzerland | Italy | |
Japan | Norway | Argentina | ||
Belgium | Spain | Brazil | ||
US | Finland | Mexico | ||
Germany | China | |||
France | India | |||
UK | ||||
Source: eMarketer, February 2003 |