Even with Price Erosion, US Internet Access Market Continues to Grow
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., November 2, 2004 -
The total US Internet access services market will have strong single digit growth for the next five years, according to In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com). The high-tech market research firm estimates that the market was $35.1 billion in 2003, and of that total, consumer access services generated nearly two-thirds of the revenue.
Broadband access services revenues for both the consumer and business market remain the largest drivers of Internet access service revenues. “A common theme found across both the consumer and business market is the continuing decline in dial-up services,” says Daryl Schoolar, a Senior Analyst with In-Stat/MDR. “Both markets are continuing to migrate away from this lower-bandwidth service towards broadband.”
In-Stat/MDR has also found that:
Despite the growth in number of dedicated Internet access (DIA) connections and bandwidth used, DIA services revenues are declining. DIA services continue to face downward pricing pressure from the growth in broadband and the oversupply of DIA service providers.
Consumer access services generated approximately two-thirds of all Internet access service revenues in the US for 2003.
Broadband generated 50% of revenues in 2003, and will account for over 71% by the end of 2008.
Recent In-Stat research, The Whole Cyber Ball: The US Internet Access Market - Consumer and Business, 2003-2008 (#IN0401338TX), provides forecasts for both the consumer and business markets. The consumer market forecasts include the number of households online, Internet access connections by access technology, and service revenues by access technology. The business market forecasts include number of US firms online, Internet access connections by access technology, and service revenues by access technology. Access technology covered in this report includes dial-up, cable modem, DSL, fixed wireless broadband, satellite, broadband power line, Fiber-to-the-Home, broadband power line, dedicated Internet access, Ethernet, and ISDN BRI.
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