Nearly 6% of Europeans now have access to broadband services, up from 4% six months ago, according to a new survey from Forrester Research.
This increase is partly due to the proliferation of high-speed services in the UK (see
More Brits Switching To Broadband) where more than two million customers have now signed up. However, Germany still leads the way with approximately seven million broadband subscribers.
Consumers who have switched to broadband cited various reasons for their decision. Around 64% claimed that they made the change in order to free up their telephone line. 58% were motivated by the prospect of high speed facilities while 49% said that an ‘always on’ connection was a factor. The study also showed that xDSL is now the most popular internet access service, accounting for approximately 56% of subscriptions.
