Netherlands - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers

Fixed broadband subscriptions

The latest value for Fixed broadband subscriptions in Netherlands was 7,525,016 as of 2020. Over the past 22 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 7,525,016 in 2020 and 75,500 in 1998.

Definition: Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.

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Year Value
1998 75,500
1999 75,500
2000 260,000
2001 466,200
2002 1,170,966
2003 1,988,000
2004 3,206,000
2005 4,100,000
2006 5,192,200
2007 5,507,000
2008 5,805,000
2009 6,129,000
2010 6,329,000
2011 6,498,007
2012 6,654,000
2013 6,792,000
2014 6,851,000
2015 7,029,097
2016 7,222,770
2017 7,289,580
2018 7,406,700
2019 7,458,570
2020 7,525,016

Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people)

The value for Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) in Netherlands was 43.92 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.92 in 2020 and a minimum value of 0.48 in 1998.

Definition: Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.

See also:

Year Value
1998 0.48
2000 1.63
2001 2.91
2002 7.27
2003 12.27
2004 19.68
2005 25.05
2006 31.58
2007 33.36
2008 35.04
2009 36.86
2010 37.94
2011 38.82
2012 39.63
2013 40.32
2014 40.56
2015 41.50
2016 42.53
2017 42.83
2018 43.42
2019 43.62
2020 43.92

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Communications