There were 40 million new broadband subscribers in 2013,...

There were 40 million new broadband subscribers in 2013, which shows a steady growth in broadband adoption, a Broadband Forum study said. The global total has reached more than 678 million subscribers, the study released Wednesday said (http://bit.ly/1n4MIN0). IPTV is nearing the 100 million subs threshold, with 21 percent growth last year and 17 million new subscribers, reaching an overall total of 96 million in 2013, it said. The figures show that copper-based technologies continue to be dominant, although fiber-based technologies are taking a firmer grip, it said. China added more than 3 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2013, it said. After China, the U.S., Japan and Germany had the most subscribers by the end of Q4, the study said. The figures were “prepared by” Point Topic.