The Global DSL Broadband Services Market, in Terms of Cumulative Subscriptions, is Projected to Decline to 200 Million by 2024

Migration Towards Alternative, High-Speed Technologies to Accelerate the Decline in DSL Broadband Subscriptions, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA launches comprehensive analysis of industry segments, trends, growth drivers, market share, size and demand forecasts on the global DSL Broadband Services market. The global DSL Broadband Services market, in terms of cumulative subscriptions, is projected to decline to 200 million by 2024, as subscribers migrate towards alternative technologies promising higher-speed and better quality of service.

In the present day digital world, broadband has emerged as a major contributor to the growth of effective communication and content dissemination. Broadband services are designed to improve operational efficiency, productivity and collaboration across various sectors of the economy. Among the various types of fixed and wireless broadband access technologies, DSL, cable modem, fiber and mobile are most prominence access platforms. Copper-based or digital subscriber line (DSL) is a fixed line technology, capable of transmitting data over traditional copper-based telephones lines that are already linked to homes and businesses across the world. DSL networks, comprising asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) and high speed digital subscriber line (VDSL), have been the most widely deployed type of fixed broadband technology across the world.

While DSL continues to be the largest fixed broadband access technology, the subscriber base for DSL platform is shrinking rapidly due to the growing competition from alternative and higher-speed technologies such as fiber, cable and mobile broadband. Copper-based broadband access technologies continued to record declines in subscriber numbers, with the extent of decline being more pronounced in Europe and Pacific nations where there is higher growth being seen in FTTH and FTTx sectors. The lower speed is compelling DSL subscribers to migrate to other broadband technologies promising higher speed and better quality of service. Furthermore, many governments across the world, especially Asia-Pacific, are focused on increasing broadband penetration while setting minimum limits on broadband speed. This effectively puts spotlight on optical fiber as the preferred access technology for Internet services, as DSL broadband can only offer high speeds over very short distances.

Despite the decline in subscriptions, DSL market is likely to be sustained through the forecast period led by operator efforts to meet the constantly rising demand for better communication services from consumers and businesses alike. The increasing popularity of IPTV and online services are also driving demand for more fixed broadband services. The sustained increase in subscriber base for Fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) and Fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC) networks that come with VDSL2 technology is also contributing to the DSL market’s revival in few areas.

As stated by the new market research report on DSL Broadband Services, Asia-Pacific represents the largest market worldwide. In Asian countries, cable modem and DSL are among the most popular technologies to access broadband services, with FTTX also emerging as a promising alternative broadband platform. Despite the decline in subscription base, increasing penetration of online services, social media revolution, and falling subscription rates are expected to sustain DSL broadband market through the analysis period in Asia-Pacific nations.

Major players in the market include AT&T, Basic ISP, CenturyLink Inc., Deutsche Telekom AG, DSL Extreme, Fastweb S.p.A., Frontier Communications Corporation, NetZero Inc., Juno Online Services, Orange S.A., Verizon Communications Inc., Windstream Holdings Inc., among others.

The research report titled “DSL Broadband Services: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of market trends, issues, drivers, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities of global companies. The report provides market estimates and projections for all major geographic markets such as the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, UK and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Rest of Latin America) and Rest of World.

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