Two recent studies about Municipal Broadband:
Fast broadband breeds boom towns (Australia) http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/fast-broadband-breeds-boom-towns/2006/11/28/1164476184815.html Australia's poorest and worst-connected areas are being left behind as the gap between the haves and have-nots widens dramatically - particularly with broadband internet access - according to a major nationwide study. (Sadly, the referenced study, "State of the Regions", requires upfront fee of $220 Australian to access--http://www.alga.asn.au/sor/2006/) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Municipal Fiber Network Plans Will Have Little Impact on Europe's Broadband Market, Says Report http://www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=102456&utm_source=gten_061121&utm_medium=enews&utm_content=story Municipal fiber networks being built by cities such as Amsterdam, Paris and Vienna may be attracting plenty of buzz, but their impact on the European broadband market will be marginal in the near term. That's the conclusion of a new report from technology research firm Strategy Analytics. The report, "Fiber to the Home: Will Municipalities or Markets Drive Growth in Europe?" predicts that incumbent telecom operators and other commercial providers will remain the dominant broadband players in Europe. (Again, there's cost to access report: http://www.strategyanalytics.net/default.aspx?mod=PressReleaseViewer&a0=3158) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TELECOM-CITIES Current searchable archives (Feb. 1, 2006 to present) at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Old searchble archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
