Comments on: In Asia, Telecom Boom Continues http://gigaom.com/2006/09/06/in-asia-telecom-boom-continues/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Damon Billian http://gigaom.com/2006/09/06/in-asia-telecom-boom-continues/#comment-123600 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 06:07:03 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/in-asia-telecom-boom-continues/#comment-123600 I think that’s one of the reasons why the Asian economies are doing so well, as they are able to more readily upgrade their technologies than many of their US/European counterparts. After all, making dramatic changes to existing infrastructures is much harder for “developed” countries than simply putting in the “newest” technologies for developing countries…

I hope that made sense…it is a little late right now…

]]> By: Ranjeet Sodhi http://gigaom.com/2006/09/06/in-asia-telecom-boom-continues/#comment-123599 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:37:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/in-asia-telecom-boom-continues/#comment-123599 Now if only Verizon can take inspiration from this story and lay the Fiber to bring FISO to Hoboken, NJ…

BTW: Not sure if you noticed or wrote about this – India has held the distinction of being the country with the cheapest cell phone call charges.

There is an oblique reference to the same in this article: http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=36650&src=site-marq

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