Europe Turns On Broadband Slowly: Report

Contrary to many projections, the adoption of broadband across Europe will be slow, according to a report by Internet research firm Jupiter MMXI.

Broadband access promises fast, continuous connections to the Internet as well as to cable television programming and digital phone lines.

The reasons for the slow uptake include the lack of competition among access operators, low customer demand and the high price of the technology.

Jupiter MMXI said Tuesday it expects that take-up will be gradual over the next five years, with only 14% of European households using broadband by 2005.