TAILIEUCHUNG - BROADBAND AS A COMMODITY: HONG KONG, CHINA INTERNET CASE STUDY

Michael Minges prepared this report. Tim Kelly drafted the mobile section. Nathalie Delmas was responsible for formatting and production. The report is based on field research carried out from 3 to 6 December 2002 as well as articles and reports noted in the document. The assistance of the Office of the Telecommunication Authority, particularly M. H. Au and Sara Lam, was indispensable and highly appreciated. Equally, the report would not have been possible without the cooperation of the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Broadband Network, i-Cable and Pacific Century Cyberworks. The report benefited from comments both within and outside ITU. Within ITU, Vanessa Gray, Esperanza Magpantay, Taylor. | I n t e r n a t i o n a l T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n U n i o n Broadband as a Commodity Hong Kong China Internet Case Study May 2003 c Michael Minges prepared this report. Tim Kelly drafted the mobile section. Nathalie Delmas was responsible for formatting and production. The report is based on field research carried out from 3 to 6 December 2002 as well as articles and reports noted in the document. The assistance of the Office of the Telecommunication Authority particularly M. H. Au and Sara Lam was indispensable and highly appreciated. Equally the report would not have been possible without the cooperation of the Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong Broadband Network i-Cable and Pacific Century Cyberworks. The report benefited from comments both within and outside ITU. Within ITU Vanessa Gray Esperanza Magpantay Taylor Reynolds and Gary Sacks remarked on the report. Externally M. H. Au Fion Fung Yiu-choi Siu and Benjamin Tong provided valuable observations. The report is one of a series examining the Internet in different economies around the world. Additional information is available on ITU s Internet Case Study web page at ITU-D ict cs . The report may not necessarily reflect the opinions of ITU its members or the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People s Republic of China. The title refers to the evolution of broadband Internet access in Hong Kong such that it is increasingly perceived as a basic commodity. NOTE FOR BREVITY THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IS REFERRED TO AS HONG KONG IN THE REPORT. ITU 2003 ỈỈ Contents 1. Introduction. 1 Background .1 2. Pervasiveness. 3 3. Geographic dispersion . 8 4. Sector absorption. 10 Government . 10 Health. 10 Business . 10 5. Connectivity infrastructure. 12 International and national backbone . 12 Local exchange . 12 Local access. 13 Mobile. 16 6. .

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