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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459988003321

Autore

Kim Yongsoo

Titolo

Building broadband [[electronic resource] ] : strategies and policies for the developing world / / Yongsoo Kim, Tim Kelly, and Siddhartha Raja

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2010

ISBN

1-282-72573-4

9786612725739

0-8213-8420-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KellyTim (Tim John Charles)

RajaSiddhartha <1980->

Disciplina

384.3/3

Soggetti

Internet service providers - Korea (South)

Broadband communication systems - Korea (South)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The status and importance of broadband -- Rethinking broadband as an ecosystem -- Broadband market development in the Republic of Korea -- Experiences of other broadband leaders -- Strategies to build the broadband ecosystem -- Policies and programs to build broadband -- Building blocks for broadband.

Sommario/riassunto

The year 2000 initiated a decade of spectacular growth in the information and communication technology sector in developing countries. Almost 75 percent of the world's mobile telephone subscriptions are in low- and middle-income countries, which have also promoted exciting innovations and realized significant economic development benefits. However, the adoption and use of broadband technology is another matter. Countries in North America and the European Union account for more than 50 percent of the world's 1 billion fixed and mobile broadband subscriptions, but South Asia and Sub-Saharan Afri