The US residential broadband speeds continue to increase, albeit at a slower rate than in 2008. Between year-end 2008 and year-end 2009, downstream bandwidth rose by 28%, reports In-Stat.

Today’s broadband service subscriber is becoming increasingly aware of the capabilities, and the limitations, of their broadband connection. More and more broadband subscribers know the speed of their broadband connections—or at least they know the speed claims made by their broadband service provider.

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

The average downstream speed of a US broadband connection is 7.12Mbps.
Broadband speed increases were most dramatic among cable modem and fixed wireless subscribers. The broadband speed increase among cable modem subscribers was about double that of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) subscribers.
More than one quarter of survey respondents also had a mobile wireless broadband connection in addition to their wired broadband connection.
The research, “US Residential Broadband Speeds Accelerate” , covers the US market for broadband. It includes:

Analysis of an In-Stat US consumer survey on broadband service.
Details on the type of broadband access technology (i.e., cable modem, DSL, FTTH, etc.) being used.
Service providers used by respondents.
The download and upload speeds of subscribers’ broadband connections.
How much they are paying for broadband service.