Rapid TV News reports that the number of global broadband lines passed the 500 million mark in July 2010, according to Broadband Forum, highlighting research by industry analysts Point Topic, who also revealed strong growth for IPTV in the second quarter of 2010, with 2.3 million subscribers added in that time period, adding up to a total IPTV universe of 38.5 million users. The market research firms calculates that such growth means that  7.7% o fall broadband lines carry IPTV service, no change since Q1 2010.

Europe remains the most established region for IPTV with almost 19 million subscribers. Half of these are to be found in France where very high speed broadband connections are the norm.

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