Cable Operators Continue to Drive North America Fixed Broadband Growth
North America Broadband subscribers reached nearly 115 million at the end of 1Q16. Cable operators continued to add significantly more new broadband subscribers than Telcos, accounting for 90 percent of all fixed broadband network additions in 1Q16. At the end of 1Q16, fixed broadband penetration of U.S. households is 84 percent and 92 percent of Canadian households.During 1Q16, cable represented 59 percent of subscribers, while Telco (DSL + FTTH) is 38 percent and “other” is