Total number of active Internet connections in Belgium (3.559.589) increased by 0,9% in the second quarter of 2012.
The number of residential net connections grew by 26.527 lines to a total of 2.892.226 connections in Belgium. This represents an increase of 0,93 % over the previous quarter.
In the business market the number of Internet connections grew by 0,73% to 667.363 lines, which represents a growth of 4.837 new broadband connections.
The total number of active Internet connection in Belgium (3,528,225) increased by 1.33% in the first quarter of 2012.
During the first quarter of 2012, the number of residential net connections grew by 31,985 lines to a total of 2,865,699 connections in Belgium, which is an increase of 1.13% over the previous quarter. Except for 1,702 dial-up connections, these are all broadband connections.
In the business market the number of Internet connections grew by 2.23% to 662,526 lines, which represents a growth of 14,500 new broadband connections.
Total number of active connections in Belgium (3.481.767) increased by 0,96% in Q4 2011.
During the last quarter of 2011, the number of residential connections grew to 2.833.714, which represents an increase of 1,16% compared to the third quarter. The number of broadband connections increased by 2,30% in Q4, dial-up connections however have been further phased out by most internet providers. There are only about 3000 of these connections left, which means that the proportion of broadband connections is now quasi 100%.
On the business market, there has been an increase of 0,08% compared to the previous quarter, to a total number of 648.053 lines. As in the residential market, the number of dial-up connections has dramatically decreased (-48,3%); there are now only about 1000 of these connections left.
The number of dial-up connections has decreased by 37.738 compared to the last quarter of 2010. This decrease however is overcompensated by the fact that the number of broadband connections has increased by 192.680 over the same period, especially on the residential market (+7% compared to Q4 2010). This means that the net growth over the last year amounts to 154.942 connections.
Total number of active connections in Belgium (3.448.810) increased by 0,91%.
During the third quarter of 2011, the number of residential connections grew to 2.801.269, which represents an increase of 1,02% compared with the previous quarter.
On the business market, there has been an increase of 0,42% compared to the previous quarter, to a total number of 647.541 lines.
The growth of the number of broadband connections, however, is slowing. Compared to the third quarter of 2010 the net number of new broadband connections has decreased by 37%. This number also decreased in the second quarter.
Broadband connections represent 98,8% of the total number of residential connections and 99,7% of the total number of business connections.
Total number of active connections in Belgium (3.417.827) increased by 0,96%.
During the second quarter of 2011, residential connections grew to 2.772.966 lines, which is an increase of 1,08% compared with last quarter. Nearly 99% of all residential connections in Belgium are broadband connections.
On the business market, there was an increase of 0,47% to 644.861 lines compared with the first quarter of 2011. Only about 2000 older dial-up connections remain active, which represents 0,36% of all connections used for professional purposes.
Total number of active connections in Belgium (3,387,643) increased by 1.83%.
During the first quarter of 2011 the residential connections grew by 2,748,294 lines, which is an increase of 2.46% compared to last quarter. Nearly 99% of all residential connections in Belgium are broadband connections.
On the business market, there was a slight decrease -0.81% to 639,349 lines compared to the fourth quarter of 2010, which is mostly due to the 37% decline of the old dial-up connections (-1386 lines) that are no longer used by companies.