Fixed broadband reach is rising quickly across the EU. In 2022, 93% of households had access to at least 100 Mbps, up from 85% in 2021, and 95% had access to 1 Gbps. Subscription rates lag behind, since 73% subscribed to 100 Mbps and only 45% subscribed to 1 Gbps.
Key Takeaways
- 93% of households in the EU had access to at least 100 Mbps fixed broadband in 2022, up from 85% in 2021
- 95% of EU households had access to at least 1 Gbps fixed broadband in 2022
- 73% of EU households subscribed to at least 100 Mbps fixed broadband in 2022
- US fixed broadband connections were 131.3 million in 2023 (FCC Broadband Deployment Report)
- Australia had 9.2 million fixed broadband subscriptions in 2023 (ITU statistics)
- In the EU, fixed broadband subscriptions totaled about 184 million in 2022 (EC Digital Decade figures)
- 91% of US households subscribed to fixed broadband in 2022 (FCC broadband report)
- Fixed broadband adoption among EU households was 84.7% in 2022 (EC/Eurostat Digital Decade indicators)
- In the EU, 69% of households subscribed to 100 Mbps or above in 2022 (EC/Eurostat Digital Decade indicators)
- In the EU, 66% of fixed broadband subscriptions were 100 Mbps or above in 2022 (Eurostat/EC access and uptake data)
- In the EU, the share of FTTH/B subscriptions rose to 50% of all fixed subscriptions in 2022
- Openreach delivered 99.7% of FTTP connections with engineer-initiated completion dates in 2023/24 (company reporting)
- In the OECD, the average fixed-broadband price index declined between 2010 and 2022 as speeds increased (OECD Broadband Portal)
- UK’s average fixed broadband price was €32.1 per month for 2023 (OECD Broadband Portal)
- Fixed broadband price per 1 Mbps decreased in the EU from 2017 levels by about 35% by 2022 (EC Digital Decade metrics, reported trends)
In the EU and US, ultrafast broadband access and take up rose sharply in 2022 and 2023.
Related reading
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Market Coverage5 stats
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93% of households in the EU had access to at least 100 Mbps fixed broadband in 2022, up from 85% in 2021https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/household-coverage-100-mbps-and-above-2021-2022
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95% of EU households had access to at least 1 Gbps fixed broadband in 2022https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/eu-households-coverage-1-gigabit-and-above-2022
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73% of EU households subscribed to at least 100 Mbps fixed broadband in 2022https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/households-100-mbps-2022-fixed-broadband-subscriptions
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45% of EU households subscribed to at least 1 Gbps fixed broadband in 2022https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/households-1-gbps-fixed-broadband-subscriptions-2022
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82% of EU households had access to 5G services by at least 2022https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/5g-coverage-and-adoption-eu-2022
Interpretation
Market Coverage Interpretation
From a market coverage perspective, EU fixed broadband access is rapidly widening with 93% of households able to reach at least 100 Mbps in 2022 up from 85% in 2021, yet subscription remains lower at 73%, showing coverage is ahead of take up even as 95% have access to 1 Gbps.
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Market Size4 stats
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US fixed broadband connections were 131.3 million in 2023 (FCC Broadband Deployment Report)https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/reports/broadband-deployment-report/2024
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Australia had 9.2 million fixed broadband subscriptions in 2023 (ITU statistics)https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx
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In the EU, fixed broadband subscriptions totaled about 184 million in 2022 (EC Digital Decade figures)https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/digital-decade-telecom-fixed-broadband-subscriptions-2022
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In the EU, FTTH/B subscriptions totaled about 88 million in 2022 (EC Digital Decade figures)https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/ftth-b-subscriptions-eu-2022
Interpretation
Market Size Interpretation
For the Market Size angle, the scale of fixed broadband is clearly massive across regions, reaching 131.3 million US connections in 2023 and about 184 million EU subscriptions in 2022, with next generation fiber already strong in Europe at roughly 88 million FTTH/B subscriptions the same year.
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User Adoption5 stats
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91% of US households subscribed to fixed broadband in 2022 (FCC broadband report)https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/reports/broadband-deployment-report/2023
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Fixed broadband adoption among EU households was 84.7% in 2022 (EC/Eurostat Digital Decade indicators)https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/digital-decade-household-fixed-broadband-penetration-2022
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In the EU, 69% of households subscribed to 100 Mbps or above in 2022 (EC/Eurostat Digital Decade indicators)https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/digital-decade-100-mbps-household-subscriptions-2022
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In the EU, 54% of households subscribed to 1 Gbps or above in 2022 (EC/Eurostat Digital Decade indicators)https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/digital-decade-1-gbps-household-subscriptions-2022
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US fixed broadband household adoption was 91% in 2022https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/reports/broadband-deployment-report
Interpretation
User Adoption Interpretation
User adoption of fixed broadband is already high, with 91% of US households subscribing in 2022 and 84.7% of EU households subscribing, while the EU shows strong momentum toward faster plans with 69% at 100 Mbps or above and 54% at 1 Gbps or above.
More related reading
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Industry Trends4 stats
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In the EU, 66% of fixed broadband subscriptions were 100 Mbps or above in 2022 (Eurostat/EC access and uptake data)https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/digital-decade-fixed-broadband-coverage-and-subscriptions
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In the EU, the share of FTTH/B subscriptions rose to 50% of all fixed subscriptions in 2022https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/ftth-and-fts-2022-share-fixed-broadband-subscriptions
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Openreach delivered 99.7% of FTTP connections with engineer-initiated completion dates in 2023/24 (company reporting)https://www.openreach.co.uk/or-web/press-centre/press-releases/2024/annual-report-2023-24
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AT&T reported deploying 8.7 million fiber locations in 2023 (AT&T 2023 Annual Report/10-K)https://www.att.com/investors/financials/annual-report/
Interpretation
Industry Trends Interpretation
Under Industry Trends, the shift to faster and deeper fiber coverage is accelerating as 66% of EU fixed broadband subscriptions hit 100 Mbps or above in 2022 and FTTH/B rose to 50% of all fixed lines, alongside near-universal FTTP completion performance at Openreach with 99.7% engineer-initiated dates met in 2023 to 2024 and AT&T’s deployment of 8.7 million fiber locations in 2023.
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Cost Analysis3 stats
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In the OECD, the average fixed-broadband price index declined between 2010 and 2022 as speeds increased (OECD Broadband Portal)https://www.oecd.org/digital/broadband/broadband-statistics/
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UK’s average fixed broadband price was €32.1 per month for 2023 (OECD Broadband Portal)https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/oecd-broadband-prices/
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Fixed broadband price per 1 Mbps decreased in the EU from 2017 levels by about 35% by 2022 (EC Digital Decade metrics, reported trends)https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/economics-broadband-prices-speed-metrics
Interpretation
Cost Analysis Interpretation
From a cost analysis perspective, fixed broadband is getting cheaper relative to speed, with the EU’s fixed broadband price per 1 Mbps down about 35% from 2017 to 2022 and the UK averaging €32.1 per month in 2023 as speeds rose.
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Network Coverage1 stats
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19.8 million UK premises had full-fiber available by July 2024https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/326586/connected-nations-2024.pdf
Interpretation
Network Coverage Interpretation
By July 2024, 19.8 million UK premises had full-fiber available, showing rapid progress in Network Coverage as more homes gain access to next generation connectivity.
report visual · Comparison
EU fixed broadband access vs subscription at key speed tiers
A large majority of EU households have access to 100 Mbps+ fixed broadband, and a substantial share subscribes—showing strong but not complete uptake at higher performance tiers.
95% of EU households had access to at least 1 Gbps fixed broadband in 202295%
93% of households in the EU had access to at least 100 Mbps fixed broadband in 2022, up from 85% in 2021
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In the EU, 69% of households subscribed to 100 Mbps or above in 2022 (EC/Eurostat Digital Decade indicators)
69%
In the EU, 54% of households subscribed to 1 Gbps or above in 2022 (EC/Eurostat Digital Decade indicators)
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source-verifieddigital-strategy.ec.europa.eu2022
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