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When we talk about broadband, we’re talking about fast internet access. And new figures released by the Broadband Forum show that there are 429.2 million broadband lines globally as of the end of Q1 2009.
And nowhere on earth is that growth more robust than in Asia.
According to the website TelecomAsia.net, Asian customers now account for 45% of all broadband connections. Just take a look at the growth:
Broadband Growth in Asia
Percentage ChangeQ1 2009 vs. Q1 2008
Indonesia + 142%
India + 69%
Philippines + 61%
Vietnam + 49%
China + 24%
Worldwide + 4%
Source: Broadband Forum
In fact, they say China has now surpassed the US as the world's biggest market. Considering the explosion – how can you trade the trend?
OptionMonster Jon Najarian has some thoughts. He thinks Cisco [CSCO
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Tim Seymour prefers playing the broadband growth in China with China Unicom [CHU
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