Japanese Have The Best Broadband July 17, 2007
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Not content with getting most of the cool gadgets first, Japanese folk are also getting the best broadband.
According to the new Communications Outlook 2007 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Japanese broadband users are getting 100Mbps lines – for both uploads and downloads – thanks to its fibre optic network infrastructure. That’s 10 times faster than the average global broadband speed, the OECD claimed.
Even more annoying is that Japanese surfers are also paying the cheapest ‘per megabit’ rate too at around 11p. In contrast, Turkey has the most expensive per megabit rate at a staggering £40. The cheapest UK rate is £1.80, while the cheapest US rate is a smidgen lower at £1.60. Whatever about speed, UK broadband still continues to annoy lots of customers.
Other countries experiencing the benefits of super-fast fibre optic-based broadband are Sweden, Finland and Korea. The fastest broadband you can get here – and only from a few players – is ADSL2+, which has a theoretical top speed of 24Mbps. Theoretical, ok?
Find the report [a really, really big .PDF file] here.-Martin Lynch
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Comments
It's all down to Thatcher. British Telecom offered to upgrade the entire network to fibre optic in the 80s but Thatcher decided it give them a commercial advantage and be anti-competitive. What a mental old bag.
But Jarvinho, she did so much for this country: she raised the VAT to 17.5%, obliterated the school milk system and closed all our mines down, leaving millions on the dole! What's not to like?
Nah, she ruined everything while she was in power. Maybe BT's offer still stands? *Hope*
But she did save the Falkland Islands, and bring down Galtieri's Military junta!
Politicians cause too much trouble.
It would be cheaper and better if they and bureaucrats were replaced by a super computer - Nationally and Locally.
Politicians cause too much trouble.
It would be cheaper and better if they and bureaucrats were replaced by a super computer - Nationally and Locally.