individual users, and access to <strong>broadband</strong>service, 158–59Indonesia, 230, 280, 305Indotel, Dominican Republic, 161b4.1Indus Tower, 120industrial sectors, and supply chainmanagement, 15Industry Canada, 159Infocom, Uganda, 210Info-communications DevelopmentAuthority (IDA), Singapore, 50, 81, 122,207infoDev, 183informationfile sharing, 142networked information economy, 139–40information and communicationstechnologies (ICTs), 1, 161, 296, 318and achieving MDGs, 297<strong>broadband</strong> as enabling platform for, 4–5,11, 29b1.5Chile, 47b2.2and GDP growth, 5–6impact of R&D on, 12–13Korea, 163Morocco, 324national plans for, 306–8and private-led markets in, 156–57, 189n1role of public sector in promotion of,38–44skills to use, 249–50training for, 15–16, 250–51, 254, 257–58and WSIS targets, 297–98information technology (IT), Sweden, 48informed consent, 135infrastructure, 172, 197, 200, 300, 322access to, 56–57Brazil, 318components of, 196–98as constraint, 313costs of, 13–14, 31n6fixed-line, 124France, 167household income used for services, 175,190nn18–19impact on <strong>broadband</strong> market, 300–301investment in, 304b7.3policies and programs for, 338–42tB.1in postconflict countries, 317regulation versus investment in, 111required for wireline <strong>broadband</strong>,299–300, 299–302sharing of, 57–58, 119–21, 145n21supply factors, 39bottlenecks in supply chain, 112–19,144n16promotion of supply of, 52, 54–59,60t2.3, 85n6supply trends, 20–22innovations, 12–13, 25–26, 327input, by stakeholders, 45–46Institute of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineers (IEEE), 219, 227–28, 234,236, 237institutional access to <strong>broadband</strong>, 159–60institutional capacity, as factor incompetition for subsidies, 178institutional settings, to gain ICTknowledge, 250–51Intel Classmate, 264b6.5, 666b6.6intellectual property rights (IPRs), 133, 138,141–43interconnections, 221charging arrangements, 108–11and IXPs in developing countries, 104–7need for in LLDCs, 316Vietnam, 329–30interference, 103, 229international connectivity, 112–14, 144n16,196, 197–98, 314, 327implementation issues, 208–10international links, 205–7, 241n10Internet links, 207–8, 209f5.4international cooperationand CII security, 130–31enforcement on privacy issues, 137–38,146nn35–37need for cybersecurity, 133–34International Data Corporations (IDC), 21International Development Association,181, 182b4.5, 191n26international development loans, 67, 85n6International Finance Corporation, 180–81,191n24International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced (IMT-Advanced)technologies, 99, 235–36International Mobile Telecommunications(IMT), 230, 233International Telecommunication Union(ITU), 77, 180and DSL technology, 223and fiber optic cable protocols, 227–28and IMT, 230, 233and IMT-Advanced networks, 235–36as source of statistics, 84360 Broadband Strategies Handbook
and UAS, 168–69use of electrical wiring for homenetworking, 229and WiMAX, 235and WSIS targets, 297–98Internet, 1, 270–71access at school, 254access to in community access centers,255, 257blocking or slowing down servicedelivery, 124–25English language for, 284, 285f6.6,289n42non-users of, 247, 286n2points of presence for, 183, 186b4.7users of, 79, 268–69, 284See also privacy; securityInternet exchange points (IXPs)creation of, 210in developing countries, 104–7and domestic backbone, 214–16Uganda, 186b4.7Internet Industry Association,Australia, 141Internet Protocol-based interconnectionscharging arrangements, 108–11importance of, 104and IXPs in developing countries, 104–7Internet Protocol (IP)all-IP networks, 198–200, 241n1global IP carriers, 208, 209f5.4packet switching, 235version 6, 309b7.5Internet Protocol television (IPTV), 3, 92,200, 271–72Internet service providers (ISPs), 65, 71,104, 106incentives to extend backbone networks,217and Internet exchanges, 214–16and Internet links, 207–8, 209f5.4and investment in backbonenetworks, 206liability for content, 141and network neutrality, 124–25, 127peering arrangements for, 109performance of, 80–81tax incentives for, 170and technology neutrality, 93–94interventions, 163–67, 171Inuit Community, 178, 190n21investments, 40, 56, 226in fiber optic networks, 300as fiscal support, 69government support of, 64–65and licensing fees, 102market-based, 70–71in postconflict countries, 318from private sector, 2, 42, 64–65regulation versus investment ininfrastructure, 111in satellite technology, 203in submarine cable, 85n6in Sub-Saharan Africa, 313to support communications services, 180IPRs. See intellectual property rights(IPRs)IP. See Internet Protocol (IP)IPTV. See Internet Protocol television(IPTV)Iraq, 318Ireland, 159ISPs. See Internet service providers (ISPs)Israel, 224Italy, 29b1.5, 73, 74b2.5, 304b7.3ITP-C, 266b6.6IT. See information technology (IT)ITU. See International TelecommunicationUnion (ITU)IXPs. See Internet exchange points (IXPs)JJamaica, 160Japan, 226, 303–4b7.3, 335J:Com, Japan, 226Jeeran, 311job creation, impact of <strong>broadband</strong> on, 9–10,30n3joint ventures, and infrastructuresharing, 120Jordan, 311jurisdictional issues, 63KKazakhstan, 307–8KDN. See Kenya Data Networks (KDN)Kenya, 15, 314<strong>broadband</strong> development in, 319f7.6,320t7.2, 322–23increase in subscriptions, 61and IXPs in, 107and undersea landing stations, 316Kenya Data Networks (KDN), 54, 210Kenya ICT Board, 278, 284Kenya Internet exchange points (KIXP),107b3.2Index 361
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