4 November 2008
The OECD recently published new data on broadband in its member countries. Fiber-to-the-Home (FttH) and Fiber-to-the-Building (FttB) subscriptions now comprise 9 per cent of all broadband connections in the OECD (up from 8 per cent in December 2007).
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30 June 2008
Research released last week is the first to analyze the business case of rolling out next generation fiber networks across Europe. The study shows that only incumbent operators, with their extensive infrastructure and customer bases, can profitably roll out high speed fiber to the home (FttH) lines to large parts of Europe.
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20 June 2008
According to the new Seoul Declaration, the OECD will work with developed and developing countries and international organizations to improve policies for the Internet economy and increase international cooperation on issues such as cyber crime and security.
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26 May 2008
The OECD released a background report with updated international data on broadband usage. The number of broadband subscribers in the OECD reached 235 million by December 2007, an increase of 18 per cent from 200 million subscribers in December 2006. This growth increased broadband penetration rates to 20.0 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants up from 16.9 in December 2006.
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15 May 2008
Governments and business should cooperate more effectively and urgently to meet the growing demand for Internet addresses and secure the future of the Internet economy, says the OECD in a new report. With nearly 85 per cent of all available Internet addresses already in use by May 2008, experts believe that, if current trends continue, addresses will run out by 2011.
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8 April 2008
The OECD Working Party on Communications Infrastructure and Services Policy commissioned two reports on optical fiber technology last year that are now publicly available.
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