Asia-Pacific Broadband Forecasts From eMarketer

In its Broadband Worldwide report, the research group calculates that households with a high speed internet connection will treble to 23.5 million in China, matching the total in Japan. South Korea has been leading the broadband race in Asia (see UK Lags Behind In Broadband Uptake, Finds FCC) but its growth rate is slowing and subscriptions will increase by a mere 10% in the next two years.

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