Are we coming to a point of broadband saturation?

By the end of 2030 there will be more than 1.614 billion fixed broadband subscribers across the globe). Between mid-2024 and end-2030, global fixed broadband subscribers will grow by 10.2% (compared to our prediction of 14.9% a year ago). Whether it’s challenging economic conditions, regional conflicts or network deployment challenges and competition from 5G, there is a general trend of the growth slowing down.

The highest growth in fixed broadband subscribers (29.6%) will come from the Emerging markets. A number of countries in the Emerging category have been expanding fixed broadband infrastructure, especially focusing on fibre (Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and the Philippines, to name just a few). The demand for ultrafast broadband has been increasing at healthy rates in these generally large and growing populations and economies.

Increasing broadband availability has profound implications for everything from economic development to social change.

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