Report

December 2001

• Residential broadband access grew 252% in Europe in 2001.
• ADSL solves coverage, but prices and content still stink.

• Value-added PC services speed ADSL profit by two years.
• TV over ADSL costs nearly 1,900 per user in year one.
• 24% of European households will use broadband in 2006.

• Get the access basics right before pursuing new services.

• Virtual broadband network operators emerge over cable.
• The No. 2 Pan-European broadband player in 2004: Sony.

• Figure 1.  European Household Internet Penetration By Access Technology, 2001
• Figure 2.  Europe's Broadband Users Remain Young, Wealthy, And Male
• Figure 3.  Broadband's Three Key Barriers: Europe's Scorecard For 2001
• Figure 4.  ADSL Subscriber P&L: Access Only
• Figure 5.  ADSL Subscriber P&L: Access Plus Value-Added PC Services
• Figure 6.  ADSL Subscriber P&L: Access, Value-Added PC Services, And TV
• Figure 7.  Forecast: Europe's Residential Broadband Access, 2001 To 2006
• Figure 8.  Forecast: Europe's Residential Broadband Technology, 2001 To 2006

 

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