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Broadband Potential in Asian Giants : A Comparison of China and India
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | Introduction India and the People’s Republic of China (henceforth, China), whose telecommunications networks are among the largest in the world, have a number of areas for broadband use ripe for exploration. For instance, each country is projected to have more Internet users than in the U.S. by 2010 (Nua 1999). China is estimated to produce $11.7 billion worth of e-transactions by 2003 (Heller 2000). A study conducted by India’s National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) and McKinsey indicated that India’s e-business revenue would reach $10 billion by 2008. According to the same study, India’s e-commerce and Internet related software and services exports amounted to $1.2 billion in 2000, and are expected to increase to $3 billion by 2003. China and India account for 38% of the world’s population. The rapid growth in the Internet, e-commerce, and other information and communication technologies (ICT) in these two countries therefore has global significance. A deeper and clearer understanding of the mechanisms by ICT-related developments influence the growth trajectories of broadband technology in the two Asian giants would provide valuable lessons to academics, technology marketers as well as policymakers. Although some studies have compared and contrasted Internet and some ICT-related indicators in the two economies (e.g., Press et al 1999; Press et al 2002) and factors driving them (e.g., Kshetri 2002), little research exists on the broadband industry of these two economies. This paper aims to fill the research gap by examining in depth the factors that could shape the patterns of diffusion of broadband telecommunications technologies in India and China. The remainder of the paper has three sections. The section following this introductory section summarizes the major differences in the broadband industries of the two Asian giants. Next, we compare and contrast the factors that are likely to drive the broadband potential in the two countries. Finally, we provide discussion and some conclusions. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ritim.cba.uri.edu/wp2003/pdf_format/PTC-2003-Broadband-Kshetri-Dholakia-Final-v2.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
