Telecom Lead India: Wi-Fi household penetration rate in
India stood at 2.5 percent in 2011. India’s position is the lowest among
leading telecom markets.
The Wi-Fi household penetration rate in China is 21.8
percent and Brazil 20.4 percent in 2011. South Korea, where broadband networks
are almost ubiquitous, has the highest Wi-Fi household penetration rate at 80.3
percent, while the U.K. is in the second position with 73.3 percent.
(Please see the chart at the end of the article)
Strategy Analytics said China will become the main growth
driver in the global Wi-Fi home market over the next five years, adding another
110 million Wi-Fi households by 2016.
Most broadband growth will come from Asia Pacific. The
bulk of Wi-Fi household growth will also will take place in China, India and
other emerging Asia Pacific countries. China alone will account for 31 percent
of total Wi-Fi household growth over the next five years.
Developed broadband markets are currently the leading
countries in terms of Wi-Fi household penetration. However, because of its
population size, China already has the highest number of Wi-Fi households in
the world, followed by USA and Japan,” said Jia Wu, senior analyst, Connected
Home Devices, Strategy Analytics.
In 2011, 439 million households worldwide had installed
home Wi-Fi networks, equivalent to 25 percent of all households. The total
worldwide number of Wi-Fi households will reach 800 million in 2016, a
penetration rate of 42 percent.
Wi-Fi has become a mainstream wireless technology which
provides Internet access at home to a wide variety of consumer electronics and
mobile devices. The proliferation of Wi-Fi-enabled devices and continued
expansion of broadband services provide a solid foundation for growth in home
Wi-Fi adoption.
Wi-Fi Households – Penetration of Total Households: 17
Selected Countries in 2011
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Wi-Fi Household Penetration % |
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2011 |
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South Korea |
80.3% |
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United Kingdom |
73.3% |
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Germany |
71.7% |
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France |
71.6% |
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Japan |
68.4% |
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Canada |
67.8% |
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Italy |
61.8% |
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USA |
61.0% |
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Spain |
57.1% |
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Australia |
53.8% |
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Czech Republic |
31.6% |
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Mexico |
31.5% |
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Poland |
28.0% |
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Russia |
22.9% |
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China |
21.8% |
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Brazil |
20.4% |
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India |
2.5% |
