UID:
edocfu_9958067559902883
Format:
xxvii, 155 pages :
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illustrations ;
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21 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-72573-4
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9786612725739
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0-8213-8420-1
Series Statement:
World Bank e-Library.
Content:
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8419-8
Language:
English
