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THE FUTURE OF BROADBAND

What do Telephony readers think about broadband? A survey conducted by Paramount Research found that readers had divergent views on the future of broadband, from what the dominant technology will be to when broadband will reach ubiquity.

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ABOUT THE SURVEY

FIGURES
WHICH TECHNOLOGY WILL EMERGE DOMINANT?

THE BROADBAND MARKET

THE CURRENT STATE OF BROADBAND

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The reasons why people polled thought particular technologies would become dominant

If you—or at least 67% of you—agreed on anything at all, it’s that there’s not much broadband in the broadband economy right now.

And 75% of you said it would take at least two years for broadband to become widespread. As for a dominant technology, almost half said nothing would reign supreme, but those who picked chose DSL.

METRICS: INTELLIGENCE FROM THE BROADBAND ECONOMY

ABOUT THE SURVEY
Paramount Research surveyed 279 people from an original panel of 461 Telephony readers. Participants ranged from corporate managers to support staff to engineers
ILECs 25%
Wireless Providers 5%
Long-distance Providers 7%
CLECs and competitive
access providers
13%
Utilities 4%
MSOs 3%
Manufacturers 14%
Consultants 13%
Others 16%

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© 2012 Penton Media Inc.

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