China and Japan will be the leading broadband countries in Asia-Pacific by 2005, according to forecasts from eMarketer.
Broadband households, in the region as a whole, are projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 41% between 2002 and 2005. Asia-Pacific already accounts for more than four in ten of the world’s broadband lines (see Worldwide Broadband Lines Grow 24% In First Half).
Broadband Households In Selected Countries In Asia-Pacific | ||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
Australia | 75 | 179 | 275 | 422 | 682 | 1,026 |
China | 103 | 390 | 3,790 | 8,645 | 14,700 | 23,510 |
Hong Kong | 342 | 545 | 808 | 1,001 | 1,157 | 1,322 |
India | 0 | 25 | 45 | 63 | 87 | 122 |
Japan | 635 | 2,570 | 6,960 | 12,069 | 17,282 | 23,510 |
South Korea | 4,350 | 7,500 | 10,075 | 10,931 | 11,640 | 12,109 |
Singapore | 93 | 135 | 198 | 313 | 425 | 594 |
Taiwan | 224 | 1,125 | 2,075 | 3,247 | 4,515 | 5,092 |
Total | 5,824 | 12,469 | 24,226 | 36,691 | 50,488 | 67,355 |
Source: eMarketer, 2003 |