broadbandAccording to this Register story, which quotes a new study from broadband researcher Point Topic, the answer is yes. In under four years, broadband has reached more than 100 million installs worldwide, which beats cell phones - they took over five years. (Funny, but I recall having DSL before 1999, but...never mind). If you want to read the study, it's here... Of note: China is poised to eclipse Korea in broadband growth...if you want to track China and tech, I highly recommend China Digital News - I was one of several midwives to it at Berkeley last semester...