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In Africa, almost 30% of active subscribers have Skype running. In the Caribbean and Latin America, the figure is almost 18%.
Furthermore, the top 20% of subscribers account for fully 80% of total Internet traffic.
In an average month, the top 1% of subscribers account for 25% of total Internet traffic
In the upstream direction, the top 1% of subscribers account for 40% of total traffic
Each average subscriber accounts for twice as much Facebook and MySpace traffic than does each consumption king
The research also shows that over an average month the top one percent of subscribers account for 25 percent of total Internet traffic, showing a vast difference between the data needs of most network users and the consumption kings.
According to Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett, the cable industry is outgrowing the wireless industry.
Subscriber growth in the wireless industry over the last 12 months is up 5.3%, but revenue per subscriber is down 1.7%, producing just 3.6% revenue growth. The cable industry, by contrast, grew revenue per sub 4.1% over the same time period and total industry growth was 5.3%.
According to Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett, the cable industry is outgrowing the wireless industry.
Subscriber growth in the wireless industry over the last 12 months is up 5.3%, but revenue per subscriber is down 1.7%, producing just 3.6% revenue growth. The cable industry, by contrast, grew revenue per sub 4.1% over the same time period and total industry growth was 5.3%.
While the average download speed for residential broadband subscribers in the United States is currently 2.3 Mbps, residential subscribers in Japan now average 63 Mbps. Moreover, service providers in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore either offer 1 Gbps residential service now or are planning to have comprehensive 1 Gbps residential service in the near future, and South Korea is complementing its fiber rollout with 10 Mbps wireless 4G services for mobility.
More recently, Qiang (2009) and Qiang and Rossotto (2009) find a robust and significant growth dividend from broadband access in developed countries.
In high income countries, broadband penetration of 10 subscribers per 100 inhabitants corresponds to a 1.2% increase in per capita GDP growth (11).
