| Code | IT.NET.BBND |
| Indicator Name | Fixed broadband subscriptions |
| Short definition | Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations. |
| Long definition | Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations. |
| Source | World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
| Topic | Infrastructure: Communications |
| Dataset | WDI |
| Unit of measure | number of subscriptions |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Reference period | 1998-2024 |
| Aggregation method | Sum |
| Statistical concept and methodology | Methodology: The data can be collected by asking all ISPs in the country to provide the number of their fixed -broadband subscriptions (by type – cable, DSL, optical fiber, other, satellite, and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband).
Statistical concept(s): The data can be collected by asking all ISPs in the country to provide the number of their fixed -broadband subscriptions (by type – cable, DSL, optical fiber, other, satellite, and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband). |
| Other notes | Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. |
| License URL | https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by |
| License Type | CC BY-4.0 |
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