Comments on: Its’ A Fiber World http://gigaom.com/2006/10/24/fiber-world/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Alister Cameron http://gigaom.com/2006/10/24/fiber-world/#comment-70991 Alister Cameron Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:18:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/fiber-world/#comment-70991 <p>Just for the record…</p> <p>In a country as big yet as sparsely populated as Australia it's truly amazing how widely deployed fibre is. Even in tiny country towns you so often discover there's fibre there.</p> <p>Problem is it's Telstra's and you can't have it unless you want to pay thru the nose…</p> <p>It's the default "monopoly" player in so many places too.</p> <ul> <li>Alister</li> </ul> Just for the record…

In a country as big yet as sparsely populated as Australia it’s truly amazing how widely deployed fibre is. Even in tiny country towns you so often discover there’s fibre there.

Problem is it’s Telstra’s and you can’t have it unless you want to pay thru the nose…

It’s the default “monopoly” player in so many places too.

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]]> By: Philip Chua http://gigaom.com/2006/10/24/fiber-world/#comment-70990 Philip Chua Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:24:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/fiber-world/#comment-70990 <p>When talk about "cost of deployments" can those third world country used BSP - Boardband over powerline http://www.telkonet.com/ the company that have a potential patented product and service that able to use the backbone of structure to have less deployments cost.</p> <p>What do you think?</p> When talk about “cost of deployments” can those third world country used BSP – Boardband over powerline http://www.telkonet.com/ the company that have a potential patented product and service that able to use the backbone of structure to have less deployments cost.

What do you think?

]]> By: John Thacker http://gigaom.com/2006/10/24/fiber-world/#comment-70989 John Thacker Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:02:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/fiber-world/#comment-70989 <p>The US is also right at the top of overall percentage of people with connections at all. There's a huge number of dial-up customers in the US taking advantage of unmetered local calls.</p> The US is also right at the top of overall percentage of people with connections at all. There’s a huge number of dial-up customers in the US taking advantage of unmetered local calls.

]]> By: John Thacker http://gigaom.com/2006/10/24/fiber-world/#comment-70988 John Thacker Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:00:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/24/fiber-world/#comment-70988 <p>Japan definitely does lead in fiber. The US is second. Interestingly, Japan actually has a smaller percentage of people with broadband overall, despite all that fiber. Perhaps they should call it the "Digital Divide," huh?</p> <p>Note also that "The United States has the largest total number of broadband subscribers in the OECD at 57 million. US broadband subscribers now represent 36% of all broadband connections in the OECD, up from 31% in December 2005."</p> <p>What that means-- Northern Europe (the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Belgium) is growing very quickly in connections (UK growing very quickly recently to barely pass the USA), and is indeed at the top (along with South Korea). But Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Southern and Central Europe (along with Australia and New Zealand) is lagging quite a bit behind for the US to actually increase its percentage of all broadband connections.</p> <p>Almost seems like the worse the weather, the more people want broadband. :)</p> Japan definitely does lead in fiber. The US is second. Interestingly, Japan actually has a smaller percentage of people with broadband overall, despite all that fiber. Perhaps they should call it the “Digital Divide,” huh?

Note also that “The United States has the largest total number of broadband subscribers in the OECD at 57 million. US broadband subscribers now represent 36% of all broadband connections in the OECD, up from 31% in December 2005.”

What that means– Northern Europe (the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Belgium) is growing very quickly in connections (UK growing very quickly recently to barely pass the USA), and is indeed at the top (along with South Korea). But Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Southern and Central Europe (along with Australia and New Zealand) is lagging quite a bit behind for the US to actually increase its percentage of all broadband connections.

Almost seems like the worse the weather, the more people want broadband. :)

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