A privatised, competition-driven telco industry may be to blame for Australia's insufficient broadband infrastructure, according to broadband technology exec Shaun Page.
Pundits from across the IT industry in Australia have defended the more legitimate uses of the broadband in the wake of comments made by Senator Richard Alston on the ABC's Inside Business program.
Around the globe monopoly or near-monopoly markets are beating competitive ones in the broadband roll out race. Isn't that exactly the opposite of what we were told would happen?
If the world's homes are to enjoy the same high speed connectivity as its offices, the current thinking goes, then fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) will soon become necessary. However, not all Internet economies were created equal.
Connection speeds that Australians can only dream of are readily available to South Korean consumers and businesses -- thanks to government support for a massive infrastructure rollout.
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