Fibre drives broadband bandwidth increase and price drop in Q4 2020
| 06 February 2021 The last six months of 2020 saw a further drop in the average global price of fibre-based broadband tariffs, along with a significant increase in the average bandwidth, according to research by Point Topic. Other findings show that in Q4 2020, the average monthly charge for fibre connections decreased by 6.2%, compared with Q2 2020. At the same time, the price of cable broadband dropped by 1.2%. Driven by the lower cost of fibre, the average monthly charge for residential broadband services fell by 2.2% and stood at $89 PPP. The average residential downstream b...