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Broadband in 50% of Households by 2010 (Germany)

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  • 14-03-2005 1:29am
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    Cryos
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    (just finished reading this interesting article, it gives an insight to the state of broadband and the internet currently in germany)
    Article From: http://portale.web.de/Computer/msg/5722747/

    Broadband offensive: Half of the households must have broadband by 2010

    Hanover - By 2010 half of all german households are to have a high speed connection to the internet. Top representatives of politics and economics proclaimed a common "broadband offensive" on Friday at the edge of the world largest computer fair CeBIT in Hanover.
    A goal is it, high performance internet data links by DSL, TV cable, and to promote UMTS or WLAN. At present only 18 per cent of the households have a broadband connection, clearly less than in many other industrial nations, how important it is as outlined in the "broadband summit 2005".




    According to estimations of the OECD the broadband technology is to
    contribute a third of producttivity growth in industrialised countrys by 2011
    "fast data links are as important for the knowledge company, as it the railway system for the industrialization were", said Cisco Germany boss Andreas Dohmen. "the comparison with internationally leading countries shows that one with the broadband front runners on one mix different entrance technologies sets. In order to get the spreading going from broadband entrances to the internet, are besides contents and applications necessarily, with which the advantages and chances of this technology come to the effect.

    Of the medium-size enterprises with 20 to 499 co-workers, who had an internet connection, at present only 55 per cent use broadband technologies "this figure must increase up-untill 2010 to 90 per cent, around the competitive ability of the middle class to be secure", Claims Arcor chief executive Harald Stoeber.

    Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Wolfgang Clement (SPD) promised to advance the development of public on-line service achievements and information offers briskly. "attractive contents and service are the most important drivers for more broadband use", said Clement.

    Organizers of the "broadband summit" were beside the Federal Ministry for economics and work the initiative D21 and the Federal association information economy, telecommunications and new media e.V. (BITKOM).


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