Easier to put up mobile towers than it is to lay water pipes.
China: Forget running water, bumpkins. Have some lovely broadband
The Chinese government has pledged to provide nationwide broadband coverage by 2020, an ambitious goal which should see significant extra investment in all kinds of networks, both wired and wireless, in order to reach the country’s vast rural areas. This will almost certainly change the global supply ecosystem for all types …
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Friday 30th August 2013 09:17 GMT Pascal Monett
An economy slowly losing its momentum ?
Now just wait one cotton-picking minute ! China is just starting up its economy. It is a fast-growing young industrializing country with trillions of potential wealth to be realized.
At least that is what was being said a year or two ago.
And now its economy is losing momentum ? Am I supposed to understand that over 70% of households in China have fridges, TV, XBoxes and running water ? Not to mention electricity ? Somehow I don't think so.
I cannot see China's economy as losing momentum. There is way too much to do still before they reach that point. This national broadband project is, on the other hand, a monumentous undertaking however you envision it.
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Friday 30th August 2013 13:58 GMT HMB
Decent Landline
"I don't know why they are bothering with getting high speed internet out when they haven't got basic landline coverage sorted yet! They can get that right before they think of moving on to this high speed internet thing."
Is the sort of thing I can imagine some people saying on here. :P