Building Better Broadband (Strategic Focus)

Building Better Broadband (Strategic Focus) published by Datamonitor in October, 2009. This report consists of 32 pages and the price starts from US $ 3395.

Introduction

Abstract

Introduction

Broadband internet access plays a key role in economic and social development by providing governments and their constituents with the tools for e-government initiatives and better environments in which to work, live and do business. As such, governments are implementing policies that enhance penetration, increase speeds and lower the costs of broadband internet access for their constituents.

Scope of this research

• Examines the drivers behind government' s interest in promoting broadband development
• Discusses regulatory issues around government involvement in network rollout
• Provides an assessment of the challenges for the market going forward
• Makes recommendations for agencies and vendors looking to implement successful broadband initiatives

Research and analysis highlights

Economic development provides the impetus behind the rollout of broadband services

Broadband rollout is being promoted in order to help bridge the digital divide

Broadband makes public services more accessible and government more efficient

Key reasons to purchase this research

• Understand why governments are promoting high-speed broadband for their constituents
• Learn about different approaches for public sector involvement in ensuring successful initiatives
• Understand strategies that vendors and government can take to ensure return on investment when building networks

Table of Contents

OVERVIEW

• Catalyst
• Summary

KEY MESSAGES

• Economic development provides the impetus behind the rollout of broadband services
• Broadband rollout is being promoted in order to help bridge the digital divide
• Broadband makes public services more accessible and government more efficient
• There are varied approaches to government intervention and its role in building the network
• Government must play a key role as regulator and developer of broadband strategies
• New and wide-reaching partnerships that breed innovation will be critical to vendor success
• Finding the ‘killer app' will be key in determining the future of broadband

MARKET OPPORTUNITY: DRIVERS BEHIND BROADBAND ROLLOUT

• Economic development provides the impetus behind the rollout of broadband services
  • The availability of high-speed internet is a prerequisite for business development
  • Innovative communities seek to prevent or reverse brain drain
  • There is a correlation between broadband access and gross domestic product

• Broadband rollout is being promoted in order to help bridge the digital divide
  • There is a significant divide between rural and urban areas
  • Socioeconomic factors play a key role in the digital divide as well
  • Bridging the digital divide will require more than simply providing access

• Broadband makes public services more accessible and government more efficient
  • E-government, e-health and e-learning are enhanced by the availability of high-speed broadband
  • Public safety applications allow real-time surveillance and crime prevention
  • Public works projects such as automated meter reading are significantly improved through broadband
  • Low-speed access facilitates - and high-speed access enhances - opportunities for teleworking

• Wireless and mobile networks will allow field workers to perform their job more efficiently
  • Government employees in the field often collect large datasets or high-resolution images and video
  • LTE networks will allow employees to transmit large files from the field directly to government servers
  • The enhancement of networks through broadband capabilities reduce costs and save time for agencies

CUSTOMER IMPACT: GOVERNMENT' S ROLE IN THE FUTURE OF BROADBAND

• Broadband initiatives face challenges around cost and mounting levels of data traffic
  • Cost is the key inhibitor to broadband rollout
  • There is a pressing need to prioritize the mounting levels of data traffic

• There are varied approaches to government intervention and its role in building the network
  • Government networks were an early model which have generally proven unsustainable
  • Public-private partnerships are an effective approach to build and deploy networks
  • Government-mandated monopolies and duopolies are less frequent but effective
  • Grants, loans and subsidies are gaining traction as an approach
  • Tax concessions help promote private sector involvement in underserved areas

• Government must play a key role as regulator and developer of broadband strategies
  • National broadband strategies are critical in ensuring long-term viability of networks
  • Successful broadband strategies will require robust interoperability between technologies and networks
  • The most successful ventures will be public-private partnerships

GO TO MARKET: STRATEGIC STEPS FOR VENDORS

• Vendors must ensure widespread stakeholder involvement in the regulation-setting process
  • Vendors must ensure they have a voice at the table in setting regulations for the industry

• New and wide-reaching partnerships that breed innovation will be critical to vendor success
  • Identifying executive leadership within government is a key factor for success for vendors

• The digital divide is about more than simply providing low-cost access
• Stakeholders must have clear, measurable goals as to what the network aims to achieve
• Finding the ‘killer app' will be key in determining the future of broadband
  • The rise of video applications will be a key impetus for pushing broadband access
  • Vendors must gather end-user input to determine applications which will spur adoption

APPENDIX

• Definitions and abbreviations
• Methodology
• Further reading
• Ask the analyst
• Datamonitor consulting
• Disclaimer

FIGURES

• Figure: Reasons given for lack of broadband Internet access
• Figure: Correlation between computer access and broadband subscribers in OECD countries
• Figure: As technology has evolved, online services have been signifiancantly enhanced
• Figure: Global mobile connections, 2007-2014
• Figure: Broadband allows governments to enhance a number of functions
• Figure: Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, by country, December 2008
• Figure: Evolution of communications and infrastructure

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