UK broadband growth has slowed to 6.6%, with the market suffering its worst Q2 since 2004, according to new research from Point Topic.
An average of 75,000 new broadband connections have been made per week in the UK since October 2004, although in the April to June period this dropped to 56,000 lines.
Point Topic said that this year’s growth of 6.6% was the lowest since broadband started, although it also predicted a sharp rise later in the year as consumers work their way through the many packages on offer and decide on a broadband provider.
A report from the Federal Communications Commission said that 50.2 million US homes and businesses connected to the internet via broadband by the end of last year, marking a 33% increase from 2004 (see US Broadband Grows 33% In 2005).
Meanwhile, Google is the UK’s favourite search portal, with a 56% share of the market, followed by Yahoo! on 37% and MSN on 14%, according to new research from Hitwise.
In the UK although Google dominates search, the study showed that Yahoo! is better known for its portal properties such as its group and chat sites, while MSN is better known for its email offering and is also closely associated with its instant messenger service.
A recent forecast from In-Stat said that amongst others, Google, Yahoo! and MSN are all working on ways to blend their video assets with personalised TV services (see Online Video Market To Grow Tenfold By 2010).
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