Increasing Broadband Internet Penetration
In the OIC Member Countries
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As table 8 indicates, Internet use in emerging regions lags the developed world average
(OECD) between 20 (South America) and 69 percentage points (Middle Africa). It is important
to note, however, that at least for some regions in the emerging world (such as South America,
Southern and Northern Africa), the gap with developed countries is gradually narrowing down
(see figure 13).
Figure 13: Selected Regions: Internet penetration (as percent of population) (2000-2015)
Sources: International Telecommunications Union; Telecom Advisory Services analysisIn the context of growing Internet use, broadband has become a pervasive platform for
providing access. On a worldwide scale, 36% of households already adopted fixed broadband
technology by the end of 2015. A comparison between the adoption of Internet usage and fixed
broadband penetration among households indicates that fixed access follows use of the
Internet (see figure 14).
Figure 14: Worldwide internet adoption (percent of population) vs. fixed broadband
adoption (percent of households) (2000-2015)
Sources: International Telecommunications Union; Telecom Advisory Services analysis
0.7% 1.6% 2.9% 4.5%
6.9%
9.5%
12.4%
15.5%
18.3%
21.2%
23.9%
26.9%
29.2%30.9%32.4%
36.5%
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Fixed Broadband (as percent of households)
Internet Use (as percent of populaEon)
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OECD Countries Middle Africa Northern Africa
Southern Africa Southern America Southern Asia