Broadband penetration rates

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 12 November 2007

Word is out that South Africa has fallen even further behind the rest of the world relating to broadband penetration rates. South Africa’s broadband penetration rate came in at 1.5%, 12 times less than the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) average.

The broadband subscriber numbers of June 2006 – June 2007 recently released by the OECD reflects a 24% increase in the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD. The number of broadband subscribers increased ‘…from 178 million in June 2006 to 221 million subscribers in June 2007’ (Local broadband divide widening, MyBroadband, 9 November 2007).

In other words, broadband subscriber numbers have shown a healthy increase in the OECD.

‘This growth increased broadband penetration rates in the OECD from 15.1 in June 2006 to 18.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants one year later. This equates to an annual growth of 3.7%’ (Local broadband divide widening, MyBroadband, 9 November 2007).

In other words, although relatively low the annual growth of 3.7% increased the broadband penetration rate.

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