Japan vs United States: Fixed broadband subscriptions
Fixed broadband subscriptions over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 134.22 million against 48.05 million in Japan, a difference of 86.18 million.
That makes United States's figure about 2.8 times Japan's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Globally, Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
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About this data
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.