Post by The Guy on Sept 16, 2009 19:38:29 GMT
Korea prepares for 1Gb/s broadband
Virgin Media made a huge event out of the launch of their 50Mb fixed-line broadband service, residents of Bournemouth fought their way to become one of the first to get connected up to the newly-launched 100Mb fibre optic trial but once again, Korea seems to be making a mockery of the UK's plans to establish a super-fast broadband network across the country as it gears up for a 1Gb service.
Hoping to have it established by 2012, the Korean Communications Commission has announced a strategy to give its IT infrastructure a boost to the tune of US $24.6 billion. So ambitious are the drafts for this improved broadband network, it has been estimated a total of 120,000 jobs will have to be created in order to complete the work. This will be just in time to make a mockery of the UK government's 'Digital Britain' goal of getting everyone up and running with a rather pedestrian 2Mb line before the Olympics.
Already, Koreans can quite happily connect to their broadband at speeds of up to 100Mb - a godsend for the country's eager online gaming community. Unfortunately, this is something that's proving very hard to establish in the UK.
If that wasn't enough, the Korean wireless broadband network is said to be set for a boost too. The Korean Communications Commission has also confirmed it will improve its wireless broadband service to cope with speeds of up to 10Mb.
Wondering how far away your broadband service is from this 100Mb goal at the moment? Why not[url=Already, Koreans can quite happily connect to their broadband at speeds of up to 100Mb - a godsend for the country's eager online gaming community. Unfortunately, this is something that's proving very hard to establish in the UK.
If that wasn't enough, the Korean wireless broadband network is said to be set for a boost too. The Korean Communications Commission has also confirmed it will improve its wireless broadband service to cope with speeds of up to 10Mb.
Wondering how far away your broadband service is from this 100Mb goal at the moment? Why not give your connection a speed test at:
Virgin Media made a huge event out of the launch of their 50Mb fixed-line broadband service, residents of Bournemouth fought their way to become one of the first to get connected up to the newly-launched 100Mb fibre optic trial but once again, Korea seems to be making a mockery of the UK's plans to establish a super-fast broadband network across the country as it gears up for a 1Gb service.
Hoping to have it established by 2012, the Korean Communications Commission has announced a strategy to give its IT infrastructure a boost to the tune of US $24.6 billion. So ambitious are the drafts for this improved broadband network, it has been estimated a total of 120,000 jobs will have to be created in order to complete the work. This will be just in time to make a mockery of the UK government's 'Digital Britain' goal of getting everyone up and running with a rather pedestrian 2Mb line before the Olympics.
Already, Koreans can quite happily connect to their broadband at speeds of up to 100Mb - a godsend for the country's eager online gaming community. Unfortunately, this is something that's proving very hard to establish in the UK.
If that wasn't enough, the Korean wireless broadband network is said to be set for a boost too. The Korean Communications Commission has also confirmed it will improve its wireless broadband service to cope with speeds of up to 10Mb.
Wondering how far away your broadband service is from this 100Mb goal at the moment? Why not[url=Already, Koreans can quite happily connect to their broadband at speeds of up to 100Mb - a godsend for the country's eager online gaming community. Unfortunately, this is something that's proving very hard to establish in the UK.
If that wasn't enough, the Korean wireless broadband network is said to be set for a boost too. The Korean Communications Commission has also confirmed it will improve its wireless broadband service to cope with speeds of up to 10Mb.
Wondering how far away your broadband service is from this 100Mb goal at the moment? Why not give your connection a speed test at: