It appears there is almost no U.S. consumer buying of the highest-speed broadband access services, according to Federal Communications Commission data.
Of services offering 25 Mbps or more bandwidth, business buyers register something on the order of two percent of total broadband subscriptions.
Consumer take rates are low enough not to register on the graph. One might argue that take rates for the higher tiers among consumers are so low only because the 25 Mbps services are not available in most markets. That's true. See http://ipcarrier.blogspot.com/2010/12/us-broadband-access-not-as-bad-as-some.html.
But even where such services are available, take rates remain quite low. Low enough, in fact, that U.S,. service providers never disclose the numbers.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Few U.S. Consumers Buy 25-Mbps Services
Gary Kim has been a communications industry analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology. These days he especially studies changing business models and strategies.He speaks frequently at conferences and spends quite a lot of time organizing conferences and content as well.
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