This forecast provides a view of the connected population, including a breakdown into mobile-only versus fixed broadband and a breakdown of population by fixed and mobile technology and fixed broadband populations and households by speed.
Total Internet Users Forecast: 2021–26
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Michael Philpott
Research Director, Service Provider Consumer
With 25 years of experience in the telecommunications and digital media markets, Michael Philpott is Omdia's leading analyst in the connected home area. As Research Director for service provider consumer, he delivers thought leadership to Omdia’s clients on digital home go-to-market strategy.
At Omdia, Michael produces reports, case studies, and forecasts in the areas of smart home, smart Wi-Fi and connected home, and broadband access strategy. He joined Omdia (formerly Ovum) in 2000 as a consultant in the networks and Infrastructure team, before moving to the analyst side of the business establishing and leading Ovum’s broadband, telco media, and smart home analyst services.
Before joining Omdia, he worked at BT’s research and development (R&D) laboratory, Adastral Park, designing xDSL and fibre optic access networks.
Further Reading
Consumer Broadband Subscription and Revenue Forecast: 2021–26
Data / 21 Feb 2022 / Michael Philpott
This dataset provides in-depth market forecasts for the fixed consumer broadband market in 67 countries and eight regions. Forecast lines include subscriptions and revenue by technology, broadband speeds, and average download speed.
Fiber Development Index 2021 Presentation
Presentation / 22 Oct 2021 / Michael Philpott
This video presentation analyzes the benefits of evolving toward gigabit societies and the importance of fiber optic technology in enabling that evolution. It provides a high-level overview of Omdia’s fiber development index 2021.
Fiber Development Index: 2021
Data / 15 Oct 2021 / Michael Philpott
Tracks and benchmarks fiber development across 81 countries. Includes fiber household coverage, household penetration, business penetration, mobile cell site fiber penetration, total fiber investment, and average download/upload speeds.
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