I have been following Korea market for past 3-4 years. The two MAIN reasons for this type of
high broadband penetration in Korea are -
a) Low subscription fee, less than
$10/month for residential access
b) Porno-movies
ADSL provides most of the coverage,
followed by Cable Modems. WISP is almost non-existent due to success of the
other two technologies.
Nish
smartBridges
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Current Events Topic:
"South
Korea holds a large lead over the rest of
the world in the percentage of people who have high-speed Internet connections,
the U.N. communications agency said on September
16, 2003. Between 60 and 70 percent of all households in South
Korea have a broadband connection, and
cybercafes where students play online games are 'almost on every corner,' said
Taylor Reynolds, one of the authors of a report by the International
Telecommunication Union. 'Broadband is just an essential part of everyday life.
They use it for e-mail, they use it for chat, for music, all sorts of things,'
Reynolds said." - Source
