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Mapping is vital to future broadband investment. Nov 2011.
Investigation of Percentage of households by NUTS3 area without a fixed superfast broadband line in 2020 for the current EU27.
Broadband continues to spread throughout the world´s population, getting faster and benefitting millions, but according to leading analyst firm Point Topic this has also increased the need for accessible and transparent mapping. It is such mapping of take-up, coverage and speeds that highlights to governments and regulators the evident disparities of broadband availability and where investment funds are best spent.
“Fixed superfast broadband is the most straightforward way of delivering high speed internet services but by no means the only way. Satellite, and to an extent other wireless technologies, will have a significant contribution to make to coverage in the EU and given the extent of the challenge they are going to be essential in meeting even the most basic objectives driving deployment in Europe," says Johnson.
Figure 1: Percentage of households by NUTS3 area without a fixed superfast broadband line in 2020 for the current EU27.
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Hong Kong best for consumer broadband and Singapore moves into the top 10. Nov 2010.
Hong Kong is confirmed as the best value on earth for consumer broadband — while Singapore joins the top ten nations worldwide for the first time — in analysis revealed today by Point Topic as part of its Broadband Tariff Benchmarks — Q3 2010. The data, which is collected on a quarterly basis by industry leading analysts at Point Topic, showcases the best deals on offer to consumers around the world.
FInd out more at: http://www.realwire.com/releases/Hong-Kong-best-for-consumer-broadband-and-Singapore-moves-into-the-top-10
