Lower middle income - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers

Fixed broadband subscriptions

The latest value for Fixed broadband subscriptions in Lower middle income was 121,729,500 as of 2020. Over the past 18 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 121,729,500 in 2020 and 222,458 in 2002.

Definition: Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.

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Year Value
2002 222,458
2003 407,938
2004 739,105
2005 2,632,408
2006 5,064,443
2007 8,646,333
2008 14,199,700
2009 21,371,850
2010 26,746,370
2011 34,430,010
2012 41,407,540
2013 46,434,600
2014 53,505,660
2015 63,079,420
2016 74,635,600
2017 82,693,270
2018 93,324,700
2019 103,759,900
2020 121,729,500

Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)

The value for Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) in Lower middle income was 3.66 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.66 in 2020 and a minimum value of 0.01 in 2002.

Definition: Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.

See also:

Year Value
2002 0.01
2003 0.02
2004 0.04
2005 0.11
2006 0.21
2007 0.32
2008 0.51
2009 0.76
2010 0.97
2011 1.26
2012 1.42
2013 1.57
2014 1.78
2015 2.04
2016 2.38
2017 2.60
2018 2.91
2019 3.17
2020 3.66

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Communications