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The Broadband Coverage in Europe study is designed to monitor the progress of EU Member States toward their specific broadband coverage objectives - namely: 'Universal Broadband Coverage with speeds at least 30Mbps by 2020' and '50% of households should have broadband subscriptions of 100Mbps or more by 2020'. This report covers thirty-one countries across Europe - the EU 27, plus Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and the UK, and analyses the availability of ten broadband technologies (DSL, VDSL, VDSL2 Vectoring, cable modem DOCSIS 3.0, DOCSIS 3.1, FTTP, FWA, LTE, 5G and satellite) across each market, at national and rural levels. In addition, various combination categories indicating the availability of one or more forms of broadband connection are also published. These cover overall fixed broadband availability, next-generation access (NGA) availability and overall FTTP & DOCSIS 3.1 availability. Europe-wide overview, country comparisons and year-on-year trends are provided in this report. Additionally, broadband coverage developments in study countries are discussed in individual country chapters. The Broadband Coverage in Europe study is designed to monitor the progress of EU Member States toward their specific broadband coverage objectives - namely: 'Universal Broadband Coverage with speeds at least 30Mbps by 2020' and '50% of households should have broadband subscriptions of 100Mbps or more by 2020'. This report covers thirty-one countries across Europe - the EU 27, plus Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and the UK, and analyses the availability of ten broadband technologies (DSL, VDSL, VDSL2 Vectoring, cable modem DOCSIS 3.0, DOCSIS 3.1, FTTP, FWA, LTE, 5G and satellite) across each market, at national and rural levels. In addition, various combination categories indicating the availability of one or more forms of broadband connection are also published. These cover overall fixed broadband availability, next-generation access (NGA) availability and overall FTTP & DOCSIS 3.1 availability. Europe-wide overview, country comparisons and year-on-year trends are provided in this report. Additionally, broadband coverage developments in study countries are discussed in individual country chapters.
- The Broadband Coverage in Europe study is designed to monitor the progress of EU Member States towards the specific broadband coverage objectives set out in the Digital Agenda for Europe - namely: 'Universal Broadband Coverage with speeds at least 30 Mbps by 2020' and 'Broadband Coverage of 50% of households with speeds at least 100 Mbps by 2020'. - In 2016, DG CONNECT selected IHS Markit in partnership with Point Topic to run the three-year project. The research team surveyed NRAs and telecommunications groups across each participating state to compile the requisite information. Both IHS Markit as well as Point Topic have previously conducted the broadband coverage research. Point Topic was the incumbent provider introducing the original research methodology in the period 2010-2012. IHS Markit (in cooperation with VVA) delivered the study from 2013-2015 and adopted similar data collection and analysis methods to those implemented by Point Topic in order to ensure comparability of datasets for the purposes of time-series assessment. - The collected data reflects the situation at the end of June 2018 compared to the situation at the end of June 2017. In editions of the study prior to 2015, the collected data reflected the situation at the end-of-year (i.e. end of December). The timeline of the data collection for the 2015 edition of the BCE study was moved forward in order to align reporting of the broadband coverage data with the publications of the Digital Economy and Society Index and the European Semester related country assessments. - This report covers 31 countries across Europe - the EU28, plus Norway, Iceland and Switzerland, and analyses the availability of nine broadband access technologies (DSL, VDSL, cable modem, DOCSIS 3.0, FTTP, WiMAX, HSPA, LTE and satellite) across each market, at national and rural levels. In addition, three combination categories indicating the availability of one or more forms of broadband coverage are also published. These cover overall fixed and mobile broadband availability, fixed broadband availability and next generation access (NGA) availability. Since the 2017 iteration of the study, DG CONNECT also requested a fourth combination coverage category to be estimated on a national level, establishing overall coverage of FTTP and DOCSIS 3.0 technologies. A rural estimation for overall FTTP and DOCSIS 3.0 coverage has been added in this year's edition of the study.
The Broadband Coverage in Europe study is designed to monitor the progress of EU Member States toward their specific broadband coverage objectives – namely: ‘Universal Broadband Coverage with speeds at least 30 Mbps by 2020’ and ‘Broadband Coverage of 50% of households with speeds at least 100 Mbps by 2020’.
The Broadband Coverage in Europe study is designed to monitor the progress of EU Member States toward their specific broadband coverage objectives - namely: 'Universal Broadband Coverage with speeds at least 30 Mbps by 2020' and 'Broadband Coverage of 50% of households with speeds at least 100 Mbps by 2020'. This report covers thirty-one countries across Europe - the EU 28, plus Norway, Iceland and Switzerland, and analyses the availability of nine broadband technologies (DSL, VDSL, cable modem, DOCSIS 3, FTTP, WiMAX, HSPA, LTE and satellite) across each market, at national and rural levels. In addition, various combination categories indicating the availability of one or more forms of broadband connection are also published. These cover overall fixed & wireless broadband availability, fixed broadband availability and next-generation access (NGA) availability. Europe-wide overview, country comparisons and year-on-year trends are provided in this report. Additionally, broadband coverage developments in study countries are discussed in individual country chapters.
The Broadband Coverage in Europe study is designed to monitor the progress of EU Member States toward their specific broadband coverage objectives – namely: ‘Universal Broadband Coverage with speeds at least 30 Mbps by 2020’ and ‘Broadband Coverage of 50% of households with speeds at least 100 Mbps by 2020’.
The Broadband Coverage in Europe study is designed to monitor the progress of EU Member States toward their specific broadband coverage objectives - namely: 'Universal Broadband Coverage with speeds at least 30 Mbps by 2020' and 'Broadband Coverage of 50% of households with speeds at least 100 Mbps by 2020'. This report covers thirty-one countries across Europe - the EU 28, plus Norway, Iceland and Switzerland, and analyses the availability of nine broadband technologies (DSL, VDSL, cable modem, DOCSIS 3, FTTP, WiMAX, HSPA, LTE and satellite) across each market, at national and rural levels. In addition, various combination categories indicating the availability of one or more forms of broadband connection are also published. These cover overall fixed & wireless broadband availability, fixed broadband availability and next-generation access (NGA) availability. Europe-wide overview, country comparisons and year-on-year trends are provided in this report. Additionally, broadband coverage developments in study countries are discussed in individual country chapters.
Broadband, meaning faster, better quality access to the internet, is becoming increasingly important not only for business competitiveness, but also for helping social inclusion. As part of its Europe 2020 strategy, the EU has set targets for broadband, including fast broadband availability for all Europeans by 2020. To support these objectives, the EU has made some 15 billion euro available to Member States in the period 2014-2020. We found that broadband coverage has generally been improving across the EU, but that the Europe 2020 targets will not all be achieved. Rural areas, where there is less incentive for the private sector to invest, remain less well connected than cities, and take up of ultra-fast broadband is significantly behind target.
In March 2010 the European Commission adopted "Europe 2020", a strategy for European economic and social development to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth to stimulate a high-employment economy to deliver social and territorial cohesion throughout the Member States. A key part of this initiative is a target to achieve universal broadband access by 2013 and give citizens access to much faster internet speeds across Europe by 2020. Higher broadband speeds have been defined as 30 Mbps or above, with a further goal of 50% or more European households subscribing to broadband connections above 100 Mbps. This study falls under the "Digital Agenda for Europe" which was adopted on 19 May 2010. The focus of this Agenda is a framework for stimulating growth and innovation notably through maximizing the potential of Information and communication technologies (ICTs). This initiative builds on previous activity by the European Commission, which has been monitoring coverage and take-up of broadband access in the EU since July 2002 through the Communications Committee. This research has shown that whilst progress has been made in extending fixed broadband coverage, with 97.2% of European households able to access broadband at the end of 2013, the figure drops to 89.8% in rural areas, and in some countries broadband covers just 63.5% or less of the rural households. In terms of take-up, there were 31 fixed broadband lines per 100 European citizens in June 2014.
This original CERRE report reveals that the current level of public funds to support broadband deployment in Europe is insufficient compared against the ambitious targets for fibre to the home (FTTH). The report also suggests that the use of this funding is poorly co-ordinated, insufficiently monitored, and subject to rules which need to be simplified and updated. It is the first study of its kind: the authors have undertaken a systematic analysis of all of the 157 broadband measures notified to the European Commission by Member States over the past 15 years. Based on this research, the authors have identified critical issues and provided recommendations on how to better support the deployment of broadband infrastructure in Europe. The authors estimate that public funding from all sources to support broadband deployment in the period to 2020 amounts to around €7 billion per year. At this rate it will take Europe nearly 30 years to meet its FTTH targets. They also find wide variations in public funding for broadband between Member States: in the period 2003-18 France spent around €215 per capita and Italy €145, whilst the majority of Member States spent less than €100 per capita and some less than €10. “We found that broadband infrastructure receives less than 5% of available European funds, despite being a strategic priority for Europe and for the Juncker Commission”, said CERRE Research Fellow Richard Feasey. “Current public funding is insufficient if Europe is to achieve its Gigabit Society targets. It is equally important that whatever public funds are allocated, they are also used efficiently”. The authors provide recommendations for EU and national policy makers, including: 1. Mobilise grassroots interests in public funding of broadband with an EU-wide competition for funds. 2. Improve coordination between the European Investment Bank and the European Commission’s DG Competition to ensure that in each case the appropriate public funding instrument is used. 3. Increase the share of European funds allocated to broadband. 4. Revise the existing ‘Broadband State Aid Guidelines’ now to clarify elements such as: - when and how public funds can be used if commercial operators have no plans to deploy Very High Capacity infrastructure; - require that State Aid can only be used once adoption rates for a new technology have achieved certain thresholds in areas where it has already been deployed by the private sector; - consider allowing higher prices for broadband services provided by publicly funded networks in order to reduce the cost to the taxpayer and increase the coverage that can be obtained; - explain how the universal service provisions of the new EU Electronic Communications Code will ensure that all users can benefit from affordable access to publicly funded broadband networks; - simplify the regime so that measures to protect competition align with those that already apply to commercially-funded networks under the Significant Market Power regime and ensure enforcement. 5. Require Member States to provide more data to enable the evaluation of the effectiveness of State Aid measures. ‘Effectiveness’ should be measured by whether public funds achieve the goal of extending broadband services to the greatest number for the lowest cost to the taxpayer, and not simply in terms of competition or the time taken to approve the project. “If broadband infrastructure deployment is a priority for the EU, we think that the Commission should also explore how to formalise its Digital Agenda and Gigabit Society targets, to give Member States stronger incentives to meet those targets”, conclude the authors. Some facts and figures - Europe spends less than 5% of its budget on broadband - 65% of public funding for broadband comes from Member States - Estimated public funding from all sources allocated to broadband deployment in the EU in the period to 2020 amounts to around €7 billion per year - It will take Europe 29 years to complete FTTH deployment at current rates - Total expenditure by EU Members States for State Aid varies significantly - In the period 2003-18, the majority of Member States spent less than €100 per capita and some less than €10 - France spent around €215 per capita, Italy €145, and Germany €87 - Belgium, Luxembourg and Malta have achieved a relatively extensive and high capacity broadband deployment without relying on any form of State Aid whatsoever - There is a very large variation in the use of sources of funding by Member States
First in-depth analysis of broadband developments in Europe, combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, with chapter contributions provided by in-country experts.