UK Broadband Levels Off, Openreach and CityFibre Push AheadIn summary • Total Q2 2025 FTTB/H/P, FTTC, DOCSIS 3.1, DSL, FWA and satellite retail and wholesale connections saw a very slight decrease during the quarter and stood at an estimated 28.91m, down from 28.92m q-o-q and 28.98m in the previous year. • The fixed broadband market saw -14k net broadband subscriber losses compared to ~88k net losses in Q1 2025, showing the market has firmly reached the saturation point. • Our data f...| Point Topic
Point Topic analyses broadband supply, costs and adoption from global to local.| Point Topic
This is our regular update on fixed broadband availability in the UK, tracking the progress to the end of Q2 2025....| Point Topic
Key publication of the month: Global Broadband Subscribers in Q1 2025 Key points: In terms of growth, India remained at the top of the...| Point Topic
SummaryThis report provides analysis of trends in global and regional broadband subscriptions, technology adoption, and growth rates in major markets in Q1 2025.Global broadband subscribers surpassed 1.52 billion in Q1 2025, marking a 1.21% growth, with South and East Asia leading the expansion. Broadband subscriptions[1] declined in 22 countries[2], up from 14 in Q4 2024. In some of these markets consumers prefer to use mobile broadband, others are experiencing economic headwinds or are alr...| Point Topic
Point Topic’s June publications: Broadband Digital Deprivation Index – updated to 2025; Q1 2025 UK ISP and network supplier metrics - a market overview Key publication of the month:UK Broadband Affordability and the Elusive Social Tariffs: May 2025 updateIn the UK, Ofcom stated that ‘A good or service is considered to be affordable for a consumer if they are able to purchase it without suffering undue hardship’[1]. Ofcom’s Communications Affordability Tracker found that in Januar...| Point Topic
This year Point Topic presents its updated 2023 Report and Dataset on Digital Deprivation in the UK. The recent Census and pandemic recovery have provided ample reason for a refresh of our BDDI (Broadband Digital Deprivation Index) and underlying BII (Broadband Infrastructure Index). With nationwide gigabit-bit capable broadband coverage at 78% coverage year-on-year at the close of September, and full fibre (FTTP) network coverage 57%, the UK is continuing its roll-out of next generation broadba| Point Topic
Watch the detailed quarterly findings presented by our Senior UK Plus Analyst, Veronica Speiser. In summary Total Q1 2025 FTTB/H/P, FTTC,...| Point Topic
In this update, we identified the lowest available broadband tariffs in an area based on the presence of ISPs in every UK postcode as of June 2025.| Point Topic
the Broadband Digital Deprivation Index, reports the lowest scores for those places where the risk of non-adoption is worse. Cornwall faces problems in the availability of gigabit broadband as well as adoption overall and particularly of the higher speed services.| Point Topic
Point Topic’s May publications: Building Digital Britain: Policy & Progress 2024 – 2025 ; European Broadband Operators and Tariffs...| Point Topic
1 Introduction Point Topic tracks the quarterly changes in the standalone and bundled broadband tariffs provided by European [1] fixed...| Point Topic
Key Policy and Regulatory Updates in Broadband, Wireless, Digital Inclusion, and Telecoms Security This report provides a comprehensive update on UK government initiatives and regulatory developments in the telecommunications sector during 2024 and 2025. It highlights major progress in broadband rollout, 5G and 6G innovation, digital inclusion, and Ofcom’s evolving regulatory landscape aimed at promoting competition, investment, and consumer protection.Key Summary Points:Government-Led Infr...| Point Topic
SummaryThis report provides an updated analysis of trends in global and regional broadband subscriptions, technology adoption, and the growth rates in major markets.In Q4 2024, global fixed broadband connections reached 1.5 billion, with a quarterly growth of 0.91%, down from 1.44% in Q3 2024. Broadband subscriptions[1] declined in 14 countries[2], up from 13 in Q3 2024. Some of these markets have high mobile subscriber penetration, others are experiencing economic headwinds or are already...| Point Topic
Key publication of the month:Annual INCA / Point Topic Altnet Sector Report 2025 Produced in partnership with Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), the 'Metrics for the UK Independent Network Sector' report, sets out a series of key figures which illustrate the continuing growth and successes of the sector, alongside some of the central concerns occupying the minds of Altnet leaders over the last year.Key points • The UK’s independent (Altnet) operators remained resilient...| Point Topic
Produced in partnership with Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), the 'Metrics for the UK Independent Network Sector' report, sets out a series of key figures which illustrate the continuing growth and successes of the sector, alongside some of the central concerns occupying the minds of Altnet leaders over the last year.Read the full report here.Summary • The UK’s independent (Altnet) operators1 remained resilient during the year, increasing their full network coverage ...| Point Topic
Our searchable Global Broadband Statistics database includes quarterly subscriber numbers for over 500 broadband, IPTV and VoIP operators from more than 100 countries.| Point Topic
We have updated our forecasts of fixed broadband take-up for 123 markets to the end of 2030. The forecasts are based on our quarterly fixed broadband subscriber data up to Q2 2024 and include both residential and business connections. (For methodology see the final section of the report).We forecast that by the end of 2030 there will be more than 1.614 billion fixed broadband subscribers across the globe (Figure 1). This is a slight drop from 1.618 billion we predicted in our forecast published| Point Topic
Key publication of the month : UK broadband availability in 2024: FTTP premises up 23% y-o-y Summary and key points At the end of...| Point Topic
In summary • Total Q4 2024 FTTH/P/B, FTTC, cable, FWA/satellite and DSL retail and wholesale connections saw a very slight increase during the quarter and stood at an estimated 29.05m from 29.01m q-o-q and similar to 29.94m in the previous year. • The fixed broadband retail market saw ~47k net broadband subscriber additions compared to ~24k net additions in Q3, and ~58k Q4 2023. • Openreach passed c.1.1m premises during the quarter with a footprint of 17m premises; and its total bro...| Point Topic
This report presents Point Topic's latest 4G and 5G tariff benchmarks as of the end of December 2024| Point Topic
Each year, INCA partners with Point Topic to survey independent operators, assessing their network coverage, take-up rates,...| Point Topic
1 Introduction Point Topic tracks the quarterly changes in the standalone and bundled broadband tariffs provided by European [1] fixed...| Point Topic