FttH and FttB to Overtake DSL/Cable in Japan and Korea, OECD

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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OECD Broadband Update Released

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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Study Gives High Marks to US Internet

10 April, 2008

Contradicting earlier studies, conventional wisdom and politicians’ rhetoric, researchers from the French business school INSEAD say that the Internet infrastructure of the United States is one of the world’s best and getting better: the country ranked fourth in the world behind just three European nations: Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland. Some Internet industry veterans are skeptical.Read more on the New York Times website.

Also noteworthy: ’768 kb/s still isn’t enough’

Source: New York Times


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