Broadband prices over time
Point Topic released its latest broadband tariff report, showing that the average cost per megabit for business and residential broadband services declined significantly in the beginning of 2013.
Point Topic looks at trends in the global and regional monthly costs of copper, cable, and fibre broadband services on a quarterly basis.
The analysis is based on their global database of standalone and bundled broadband tariffs.
In Q1 2013, the Point-Topic database included 2,889 residential tariffs from across the globe and 2,310 business tariffs, with 51 tariffs targeted at both groups.
All prices are quoted in US dollars at international PPP (purchasing power parity) rates to allow comparisons between countries.
Residential broadband prices
Residential cost per Mbps
The average cost per megabit for residential copper or DSL broadband services is significantly higher than fibre or cable services and has been for some time.
However, the average cost per megabit for copper services continues to plummet, due to a relatively modest increase in the downstream speeds offered by services.
Since Q2 2010, the average cost per megabit for residential cable services has been declining steadily, although it has remained relatively stable since Q2 2012.
The average cost per megabit for residential fibre services has remained relatively stable since Q21 2011. The global trends in DSL have been much more erratic over the same period.
DSL is the slowest broadband service, offering on average speeds of 12.5Mbps to global users in Q1 2013.
Business broadband prices
Business cost per Mbps
The average cost per megabit for broadband services through DSL, cable, and fibre are much more closely matched for business tariffs.
Here cable offers the best cost given the speeds business users can expect – for residents fibre is the most cost effective.
The cost per megabit for cable business broadband services has been declining over time. Fibre shows a more erratic pattern.
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