Asia-Pacific Leads in Broadband

While the Asia Pacific region is making accelerated progress in the telephony sector, the area in which the region really stands out is the uptake of advanced Internet technologies, especially broadband Internet access.

This is according to a report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The ITU launched its key Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Report for the Asia-Pacific region, at the ITU Telecom Asia 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 1. [more, pcworld]

Government sets target of all areas in RI having broadband access in 2015

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government has set itself the target of making all areas in Indonesia have broadband access for connection to universal internet in 2015, a minister has said.

"At a meeting in Bangkok last week, APEC telecommunications and industry ministers set a target of making all countries in Asia and the Pacific including Indonesia have broadband access in 2015," Communications and Informatics Minister Muhammad Nuh said here Tuesday. [more, antaranews]

HSPA Mobile Broadband Overtakes Fixed Broadband in Indonesia

The GSM Association (GSMA) announced that the number of mobile broadband (HSPA) connections in Indonesia has surpassed the number of fixed broadband connections. At the end of 2007, 315,000 Indonesians were accessing the Internet via this high-speed mobile technology, while fixed-broadband connections were approximately 300,000. [more, sdaasia)

IndosatM2 (IM2) Launches New Ku-Band Satellite Broadband Built On iDirect Platform

SINGAPORE, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- IndosatM2 (IM2), one of the largestInternet and multimedia service providers in Indonesia, announced todaythat it will offer satellite broadband service over Ku-Band using auniversal satellite hub from iDirect Technologies. [more, prnewswire.com]

99% Warga Nikmati Akses Internet Broadband

...Howard mengatakan Optus -- perusahaan telekomunikasi kedua terbesar di Australia yang juga cabang dari Singtel -- beruntung mendapatkan kontrak senilai 958 juta dolar Australia untuk membangun jaringan broadband di kawasan pedesaan Australia, bersama dengan perusahaan finansial Elders. [more, detikinet]

Broadband spreads across globe

...In fact, Indonesia scored the highest growth across the world in the first quarter - at almost 28%, but from a very low base. Greece, meanwhile was second with growth of over 26% due to the rather late introduction of broadband by incumbent operator OTE. [more, business.guardian]