News: AT&T to Consider Cable-TV Offers of AOL, Disney – The Standard
Author: Simon Perry
Korea’s ThruNet pricing
Korean Megapass give best service
News: Megapass best high-speed Internet service (Jul.01) – Korea Herald
Korea’s Internet market poised for consolidation
Korea’s Internet market poised for consolidation – Korean Herald
Broadband Baloney
Opinion piece – Broadband Baloney – BusinessWeek.
Comment: Pretty negative piece, that in my view is someone jumping on the dot bomb bandwagon. Interesting facts listed – ‘Market watcher Forrester Research Inc. estimates 72% of dial-up Net access customers won’t pay more than $25 a month for broadband–half of what most providers now charge.’ & ‘fewer than 5% of U.S. online households have (it)’.
Half households in Korea have BB
Old News (Apr.01): Half the households in Korea have BB access – American City Business Journals
Behind Korea’s broadband explosion
Research: Old piece from Oct 2000 – Behind Korea’s broadband explosion – Pyramid Research
Comment: One point appears to be strong competition. Interesting comment Korea ‘will purchase up to one-quarter of all ADSL equipment sold worldwide’ in 2000.
Korea Plans For Broadband Everywhere By 2005
Korea Plans For Broadband Everywhere By 2005 – Newsbytes
South Korea broadband powerhouse
News: South Korea emerges as powerhouse in broadband and wireless Internet markets – EM-Wire
OpenTV ready for MHP certificate
News: OpenTV ready for MHP certificate – Cabletoday