Europe claims world broadband lead - InternetNews.com

A recent EU report says that Europe has more broadband subscribers and better mobile Internet penetration than any other nation on earth. The 114 million subscribers of the 27 EU member countries comfortably exceeds the 84 million broadband subscribers in the U.S. and 88 million broadband subscribers in China as reported by UK research firm Point Topic.

Europe is the "world leader in broadband Internet," said the "Digital Competitiveness Report: Main achievements of the i2010 strategy 2005-2009." The report discusses the successes of the EU's i2010 strategy, a five-year plan that ends this year and that was designed to "unlock the benefits of the information society for European growth and jobs," according to a press release...