April 16, 2008

France's Mixed Broadband Success

Mediocre Consumer Broadband Penetration Coincides With The Highest Access Speeds And IPTV Adoption In Europe

This is the fifth document in the "Western European Broadband Forecast" series.

by Pete Nuthall

with Michelle de Lussanet, Lauriane Camus, Dan Wilkos

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Broadband household penetration in France stood at only 39% at the start of 2008, representing close to 10 million connections. But there's more going on than this slightly meager uptake suggests. On the one hand, France leads the way in investments in underlying access technology, the penetration of advanced services such as IPTV, and the uptake of triple-play services. On the other hand, the adoption of common online activities like online shopping remains below the European average — a legacy of France's slow start in broadband. However, progress over the past two years has captured the interest of broadband consumer product strategists at telcos across Western Europe; they are keen to transfer lessons about the IPTV services, FTTH investments, and triple-play uptake from France to their own markets.

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