| Japan Aims To Become World's Broadband Hub | |||
| Posted by: Jordi on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 10:31 AM | |||
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Japan is discussing with the United Nations on its ambitious plan to build a region-wide broadband network across Asia by 2010, a source close to the Electronic Times said on December 2. | ||
| Japan is set to become the world's information technology hub by successfully implementing the plan called 'Asia Broadband Platform', a move expected to spark keen competition with Korea, one of the world's telecom powerhouses.
"Japan is leading ahead in broadband competition, injecting staggering amounts of funds into building such infrastructure as FTTH and IPv6," said the Ministry of Information and Communication. "We have crafted countermoves, which include setting up of a broadband communications network, extending the Trans Euro-Asia Network to Malaysia and reinforcing Korea-China-Japan cooperation in IPv6 standardization". Read the complete new here. |
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