The number of people connecting to the Internet via a broadband DSL connection jumped by almost 40 million in the 12 months to the end of September 2005, according to a survey conducted by the DSL Forum.That increase took the total number of DSL subscribers worldwide to an estimated 125 million at the end of September, the group said. The DSL Forum promotes DSL technologies.The survey ranked the Middle East and Africa as the fastest growing region during the 12 months with a 140% increase in subscribers. Turkey, which the survey counts as part of the region, led growth with an additional 850,000 subscribers and passed the 1 million subscriber mark.Nineteen countries had more than 1 million DSL subscribers by the end of September with Australia, Belgium, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland joining Turkey as new members on the list. Brazil added 1.1 million subscribers, the U.K. and France each added more than 3 million subscribers and China added almost 10 million subscribers, according to the report. Related content news Dell provides $150M to develop an AI compute cluster for Imbue Helping the startup build an independent system to create foundation models may help solidify Dell’s spot alongside cloud computing giants in the race to power AI. By Elizabeth Montalbano Nov 29, 2023 4 mins Generative AI news DRAM prices slide as the semiconductor industry starts to decline TSMC is reported to be cutting production runs on its mature process nodes as a glut of older chips in the market is putting downward pricing pressure on DDR4. By Sam Reynolds Nov 29, 2023 3 mins Flash Storage Flash Storage Technology Industry news analysis Cisco, AWS strengthen ties between cloud-management products Combining insights from Cisco ThousandEyes and AWS into a single view can dramatically reduce problem identification and resolution time, the vendors say. By Michael Cooney Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Network Management Software Cloud Computing opinion Is anything useful happening in network management? Enterprises see the potential for AI to benefit network management, but progress so far is limited by AI’s ability to work with company-specific network data and the range of devices that AI can see. By Tom Nolle Nov 28, 2023 7 mins Generative AI Network Management Software Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe