IPTV subscribers pass 15 million

The number of subscribers to IPTV services has increased to almost 15.4 million homes, with 8.4 million subscribers residing in Europe.
The figures were released by the Broadband Forum at its Broadband World Forum Asia in Hong Kong from data prepared by analysts Point Topic.

Broadband subscribers have reached over 370 million, with DSL remaining the dominant access technology, accounting for 65% of the world’s subscribers. However, fibre subscriptions have increased by 33% since the beginning of 2007, with over 10 million people now connected to a fibre network. Cable subscriptions have begun to slow with a growth rate standing at 18% in the last year.

Region    Q1 2007    Q1 2008
Europe    3,875,266    8,425,370
Asia-Pacific  1,129,355    2,619,035
North America  850,601    2,258,601
South and East Asia  1,353,000    2,086,000
Latin America 2,300    11,183
Middle East and Africa 10,000    10,000

TOTAL    7,220,522    15,410,189

Source: Point Topic/Broadband Forum