Tag Archive for ‘broadband technology’ at LIRNEasia

Tag Archive for 'broadband technology'

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US bemoans falling behind in broadband (and lacking data to measure the extent of the fall)

on February 20, 2008

There is clear consensus that our nation’s ability to compete in the high speed broadband world is essential to our economic future. Unfortunately, the Administration and the Federal Communications Commission continue to rely upon inadequate, highly-flawed data to assess the marketplace for high-speed Internet access. The Administration’s “mission Accomplished” rhetoric does not match reality:

* According to a September 2007 Pew Internet & American Life Project phone survey, roughly half of all Americans don’t have broadband at home. Half is far from universal.
* Fewer than 25% of New Yorkers in rural areas have access to broadband service and nearly two-thirds of people living in New York City lack access to affordable, high-speed broadband. Some New York City neighborhoods — like Sunset…

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Tags: America, Broadband, broadband access, broadband technology, Bush, Chicago, China, DSL, Federal Communications Commission, HIGH-speed Internet access, New York City, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Sunset Park, United States, US Department of Commerce.

RP 2nd fastest-growing broadband market

Indi Samarajiva

on September 25, 2007

BY VERONICA S. CUSI, Businessworld

THE PHILIPPINES was the second fastest-growing market for broadband worldwide in 2006, according to a study by UK-based research and consultancy firm Ovum.

This was primarily due, however, to the fact that broadband is just taking off in the country, and Ovum said growth could be significantly higher if regulators allow more competition that would lead to cheaper services.

Greece took the top spot in the study, and the other countries in the top ten list were Indonesia, India, Ukraine, Ireland, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia and Turkey.

Total broadband growth in the Philippines from 2005 to 2006 was at 157% while Greece’s was 168%, Datamonitor affiliate Ovum said. The Philippines had 127,942 subscribers in 2005 and this number grew to 329,216 as of end-2006.

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Tags: Bayan Telecommunications Inc., Broadband, broadband services, broadband technologies, broadband technology, cable infrastructure, Coham, Datamonitor, DSL, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, mass-media services, Ovum, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., Russia, Thailand, the Philippines, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USD, VERONICA S. CUSI, Vietnam, WIRELESS SERVICES.

Broadband connectivity vital for businesses

Ayesha Zainudeen

on September 4, 2007

Anjana SAMARASINGHE
The Daily News, 3 September 2007 | See Print version
Sri Lanka needs to focus special attention on broadband connectivity as it is becoming more important for the development of businesses in the country.

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Tags: ADSL, Broadband, broadband infrastructure, broadband services, broadband technology, Colombo, copper based technology, Daily News, Rohan Samarajiva, Service Level Agreement, Sri Lanka, telecommunications watchdog, wireless alternative, wireless broadband.

Rural Sri Lanka gets high speed web access

Tahani Iqbal

on August 31, 2007

Lanka Business Online

“By this initiative, we hope to give last mile access to people living in remote parts of the island,” USAID Acting Mission Director for Sri Lanka, Richard Edwards told reporters.

“The kiosk will be powered through broadband technology, giving people high speed internet access to expand their knowledge, their education, or to look up new markets or technologies to produce goods and services.”

The project brings together Sri Lanka’s biggest mobile phone operator Dialog Telekom, equipment vendor Qualcomm, software giant Microsoft, the National Development Bank and Lanka Orix Leasing Company, who have each chipped in by way of cash or kind.

Within the next two months, the project hopes to open Easy Seva centres in Anuradhapura, Dambulla, Habarana, Rikillagaskoda, Weeraketiya, Nuwara Eliya, Tissamaharama, Nawalapitiya, Kekirawa, Devinuwara,…

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Tags: broadband technology, cellular telephone, Dialog Telekom, high speed web access, Lanka Orix Leasing Company, Microsoft, mobile-phone operator, National Development Bank, people high speed internet access, Qualcomm, Richard Edwards, software giant, Sri Lanka, USAID Acting Mission.

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