(via gigaom) During the downward shift in the global economy, the sliding number of worldwide broadband subscribers fell right in line; the growth of broadband remained stagnant. Since then, Point Topic, a research firm, released data showing a significant rise in subscriptions during Q1 2010. At the end of 2009, there were 470 million subscribers, which jumped 3.2% totaling 485 million by the end of Q1 2010. Point Topic’s research concluded that DSL is still… Read more »