Increasing Broadband Internet Penetration
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Table 85: Kazakhstan: Fixed broadband speeds (2009-2015) (%)
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Share Fixed-broadband 256 Kbit/s to
less than 2 Mbit/s subscriptions 31.34 41.61 42.57 37.17 19.10 16.52 16.33
Share Fixed-broadband 2 Mbit/s to
less than 10 Mbit/s subscriptions 66.83 54.65 49.04 44.02 46.14 43.58 43.68
Share Fixed-broadband equal to or
above 10 Mbit/s subscriptions 1.83 3.74 8.38 18.80 34.76 39.90 39.99
Source: International Telecommunications UnionAccording to table 85, in 2015 39.99 % of total fixed broadband lines in Kazakhstan offered a
speed equal to or above 10 Mbps. It should be noted, however, that advertised speed does not
equal real performance. It is very common that, due to network quality issues or traffic
saturation, advertised speeds represent approximately 60% of real performance 106. However,
a comparison between Kazakhstan’s statistics with other relevant countries provides a relative
context for assessing the country’s fixed broadband speed levels (see table 86).
Tabl 86: Fixed Broadband Speed Levels: K zakhstan versus other country averages (2015)
Kazakhstan
Asian OIC
Member
Countries
All OIC
Member
Countries Share Fixed-broadband 256 Kbit/s to less than 2 Mbit/s
subscriptions (%) 16.33 53.66 56.69
Share Fixed-broadband 2 Mbit/s to less than 10 Mbit/s
subscriptions (%) 43.68 33.36 32.20
Share Fixed-broadband equal to or above 10 Mbit/s
subscriptions (%) 39.99 12.98 11.11
Source: International Telecommunications UnionAccording to table 86, Kazakhstan appears to have a slightly higher percentage of 2 Mbps to 10
Mbps lines compared to the average Asian OIC Member Countries, as well as all OIC Member
Countries. When it comes to lines faster than 10 Mbps, Kazakhstan appears to have much
higher percentage than the other two groups.
Pricing of fixed and mobile broadband servicesA comparative assessment of pricing trends of a monthly postpaid subscription of 1 GB cap for
USB ports across country groupings indicates that Kazakhstan consumers have consistently
enjoyed lower mobile broadband prices than subscribers in the OECD countries, and OIC
Member Countries. It is only in 2015, when other Asian OIC Member Countries seem to have
caught up with Kazakhstan low mobile broadband prices (see figure 42).
106 It is not possible to compile statistics on real performance since the “crowdsourcing” sites such as Akamai do not report
results for the Cote d’Ivoire.