Broadband market in Germany

The broadband market in Germany is growing extremely fast. The demand for broadband access remains high. This is largely due to the rise in transmission speeds as well as to the innovative products and services this increased bandwidth allows.

First we will deal with important questions that arise in relation to this growing market: How will the market develop? Which access technologies will be used in the future? How will the mode of using broadband Internet change? By answering these and similar questions "Deutschland Online 4" aims to make crucial information available on how to develop the growth potential of the broadband market.

• Over the coming years high performance broadband infrastructure represents one of the crucial preconditions for the global competitiveness of German industry.
• The number of broadband connections will continue to grow to 21 million in 2010 and more than 27 million in 2015: almost 70% of all German households will have a broadband connection.
• Broadband experts expect a continued rapid increase in bandwidth for Internet access connections.
• The most important uses on the Internet will be spread fairly equally between broadband communications, e-commerce and broadband information services.
• Data tolls will generate strong stimuli for broadband access providers to invest more in the broadband infrastructure.