Economic research shows that public infrastructure investment is a powerful driver of business productivity,investment,and economic growth.This paper discusses the drivers for broadband and analyses the various broadb...Economic research shows that public infrastructure investment is a powerful driver of business productivity,investment,and economic growth.This paper discusses the drivers for broadband and analyses the various broadband access technologies and their respective market shares.Various policy and regulatory issues are also discussed.Broadband access,along with its extended value-added services and applications,has now become the most important growth driver for fixed operators.Digital Subscriber Line(DSL) is the leading access technology due to already available copper infrastructure and WiMAX is emerging new technology,especially in Asia/Pacific(APAC) region,due to its speedy and low cost infrastructure deployment characteristics. Countries with high penetration of broadband users such as South Korea,Japan and Canada have all implemented conscious policies for the growth of broadband in their countries.Governments in APAC region,especially the developing countries,will have to play the leading role for broadband due to its importance in economic and social growth.展开更多
The worldwide strategy for the development of telecommunications has been the opening of the telecom sector to competition and private investment.This paper focuses on telecommunications reforms and its outcomes in Pa...The worldwide strategy for the development of telecommunications has been the opening of the telecom sector to competition and private investment.This paper focuses on telecommunications reforms and its outcomes in Pakistan and discusses some lessons and suggestions for China who is still in the process of formulating telecom law.After liberalization and deregulation,telecom industry in Pakistan is tremendously growing and is in a transition phase from the monopoly to the competition.Government policies and independent regulator is playing critical role in this growth.This paper suggests that speed up formulation of Telecom Law,establishment of independent regulatory and antitrust agencies are need of time for the China telecom industry.Further,China will have to give special attention to accommodate convergence in its coming model of telecommunications reforms.展开更多
文摘Economic research shows that public infrastructure investment is a powerful driver of business productivity,investment,and economic growth.This paper discusses the drivers for broadband and analyses the various broadband access technologies and their respective market shares.Various policy and regulatory issues are also discussed.Broadband access,along with its extended value-added services and applications,has now become the most important growth driver for fixed operators.Digital Subscriber Line(DSL) is the leading access technology due to already available copper infrastructure and WiMAX is emerging new technology,especially in Asia/Pacific(APAC) region,due to its speedy and low cost infrastructure deployment characteristics. Countries with high penetration of broadband users such as South Korea,Japan and Canada have all implemented conscious policies for the growth of broadband in their countries.Governments in APAC region,especially the developing countries,will have to play the leading role for broadband due to its importance in economic and social growth.
文摘The worldwide strategy for the development of telecommunications has been the opening of the telecom sector to competition and private investment.This paper focuses on telecommunications reforms and its outcomes in Pakistan and discusses some lessons and suggestions for China who is still in the process of formulating telecom law.After liberalization and deregulation,telecom industry in Pakistan is tremendously growing and is in a transition phase from the monopoly to the competition.Government policies and independent regulator is playing critical role in this growth.This paper suggests that speed up formulation of Telecom Law,establishment of independent regulatory and antitrust agencies are need of time for the China telecom industry.Further,China will have to give special attention to accommodate convergence in its coming model of telecommunications reforms.
