The OECD is broadening their international broadband stats starting this month. They are debuting a broadband portal that will include: broadband prices; advertised broadband speeds; household broadband usage, the number of households with a home computer; and the number of businesses with broadband connections and company Web sites.
I have really just glossed over the stats that they have published and it’s very detailed –such as: “Fastest advertised connection offered by surveyed fibre operators (Oct 2007)”.
I think the expanded information will help to provide a more complete picture of what is available in different places. I don’t know that it will have an impact on the general standings – but it should help back up what we already can see – the US is slipping behind international counterparts when it comes to broadband availability.
You can read more about it in Government Technology.
With googles announcement this week it has opened the door for them to enter the wireless industry.There new mobile phone platform was pushed into play as a means for them to have a product they can use with other firms in order to expand there services .WIth the wimax industry gaining ground this is not coincidence as this technology will increase the quality of mobile communications.
http://www.wimax.com/commentary/blog/blog-2007/android-and-the-open-handset-alliance
By: jamie on November 7, 2007
at 1:15 pm
Thank you for mentioning the Google News!! I am hoping to look into it after the conference – right now I’m overwhelming with conference news and updates.
By: Ann Treacy on November 8, 2007
at 1:10 am
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c73821
your very welcome this research firm is from dublin and they do a very good job.As for google they are a power house and no one will stop them so we may as well enjoy the products they bring us .Remember the affect microsoft had on the price on personal computers,well google has the power to have that affect on communications .We either go with it or we dont.
By: jamie on November 8, 2007
at 3:57 am
http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/14076331
By: jamie on November 8, 2007
at 3:58 am
opps i posted a wrong page so just disregard it
By: jamie on November 8, 2007
at 4:00 am
http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/14076331/WiMAX-to-Hold-a-$364-Billion-Market-in-US-Enterprises
thats the one it was supposed to be
By: jamie on November 8, 2007
at 4:01 am
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