Wireless Now the Majority of Broadband Connections

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports that Korea (95 percent), Sweden (76 percent), Japan (75 percent) and Norway (73 percent) have the highest wireless broadband penetration in terms of subscribers per 100 inhabitants.

Among the countries which have been able to report complete data, standard mobile broadband subscriptions usually represent the majority of wireless broadband connections.

Satellite and terrestrial fixed wireless subscriptions represent a small share of wireless broadband subscriptions. Its penetration rate is slightly higher only in the Czech Republic (6.5) percent, the Slovak Republic (three percent) and Ireland (two percent).

Broadband Portal - Press Release (June 2010 data)