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Top 10 Nations in Broadband Quality - 2009

by Cackle
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I thought this was good information for marketers looking at possible international markets to get into. The U.S. isn't even on the list :-).
#2009 #broadband #nations #quality #top
  • Profile picture of the author Tony Dean
    Even Australia is not on the list.

    It may be of commercial use to those selling any cable internet related products - and target those countries with geo-targeting ppc.
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  • Profile picture of the author RebeccaL
    I'd expect Australia to be near the bottom of the list. East Africa has better broadband than us now.
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  • Profile picture of the author madison_avenue
    Most of those countries have either a small population or lowish GDP per capita. The exception is Japan which is hard to market to because of the language barrier.

    For a good market, it needs to have a high GDP per capita and a big population. The US is the ultimate example of this.
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    • Profile picture of the author derekwong28
      "Most of those countries have either a small population or lowish GDP per capita."

      Lowish GDP per capita???

      List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Which country is low on the list? Were you thinking of Singapore? 4th in the world, higher than USA and most European countries!
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      • Profile picture of the author madison_avenue
        Originally Posted by derekwong28 View Post

        "Most of those countries have either a small population or lowish GDP per capita."

        Lowish GDP per capita???

        List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

        Which country is low on the list? Were you thinking of Singapore? 4th in the world, higher than USA and most European countries!
        Yes that is what I meant, those countries have either a lowish GDP or a small population. Yes Singapore does have a high GDP but it has a small population. No offense to Singapore I Know it is a successful economy but for a market I look for a high GDP and a big population.
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        • Profile picture of the author Killer Joe
          The biggest common denominator I see on that list is the small size of the countries, land mass wise. It's a lot easier to build the infrastucture on a smaller scale than in the USA or India or Australia.

          Heck, it looks like if most of countries on that list ever got into a war with Rhode Island they would lose...

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          • Profile picture of the author Matt D.
            Hm Actually all of those countries have very high gdp, even higher than the one of USA, and yes, any european country is small compared to USA, there is 300 million Americans Even thou Asian countries are not small at all, Japan 150M, but who knows how to speak and write Japanese??
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  • Profile picture of the author Battra
    small population or lowish GDP per capita
    Small area helps too. I lived in Singapore for 10 years and every corner of that tiny island is covered by high-speed broadband network. Most people live in apartments and all government & private apartments there are network ready. Just need a phone call to activate the line.

    Took me close to 3 weeks and many phone calls to get connected here in down under. And capped usage? Seriously!
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  • Profile picture of the author Karan Goel
    No India....Why? Indian broadband is growing so rapidly!!
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  • Profile picture of the author secretjustin
    Just another small reason why I live in Japan. In terms of speed.
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  • Profile picture of the author samstephens
    The list doesn't seem to be a huge suprise - Europe has been leading the way with communications for awhile - not just broadband, but also mobile phone networks (and probably wireless data, too).

    Why does Australia not have better services? We're a huge country with hardly anyone in it.

    We're about the same size as the US, but with about a 10th of their population, which means providing services costs more per head for the net providers.

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  • Profile picture of the author Nicholas Ho
    Not sure if you can sell to Asians using Direct Response style.
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  • Profile picture of the author derekwong28
    I can give you some idea how these countries are using their fast internet connections

    Internet Pornography Statistics 2009 - TopTenREVIEWS

    Internet Pornographic Revenue

    1. China $27.40B
    2. South Korea $25.73B
    3. Japan $19.98B
    4. US $13.33B
    5. Australia $2.00B

    The Koreans spend on average $526.76 per person on Internet pornography as opposed to $44.67 for the U.S.

    I am not sure whether Hong Kong is included with China but a recent survey suggest that Hong Kongers spend more time on Internet pornography than anybody else.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    One site says:
    Only Japan has the broadband quality to cope with next-generation internet applications such as video on demand, as well as peer-to-peer file sharing. Most ISPs have used flat rate pricing model. Overselling bandwidth is regular practice. Some ISPs estimate that about 5% of users consume about 50% of the total bandwidth.
    Top quality broadband nations:

    Japan
    Sweden
    Netherlands
    Latvia
    Korea
    Switzerland
    Lithuania
    Denmark
    Germany
    Slovenia
    Just that statement at the TOP shows a fallacy here!

    Only Japan has the broadband quality to cope with next-generation internet applications such as video on demand, as well as peer-to-peer file sharing.
    WRONG! VOD is getting more and more involved, so buffering will likely ALWAYS be necessary. If they handle buffering right, almost anyone could handle it. peer to peer get COMPLICATED, so now they have things like bit torrent to fill in holes!


    Overselling bandwidth is regular practice.
    So this is a JOKE! People generally sell what they DON'T have, because they KNOW most won't use it. Netzero CANCELLED my service, because I held them to their terms! They actually sent me a letter saying I couldn't even PAY them for the service! Verizon sold me an "unlimited" account, but their terms say it is limited to 5GB/month! I ALREADY exceeded that at least TWICE!

    [quote]Some ISPs estimate that about 5% of users consume about 50% of the total bandwidth.[quote]

    So they estimate that 10% use would start to degrade the entire network!

    MOST of these areas are SMALL! In the US, there are networks that, if not for their range, or the GREED of their "owners", would GREATLY help make most of the US a real network power. The US DOES have a lot of untapped resources.

    Even so, that study lists the US and russia as 16th and 17th.

    Oh yeah, India is HUGE, and huge areas are, obviously, not covered. Frankly I wouldn't have had it high, as a country.

    ANOTHER study(apparently more recent than the one I listed, though both claimed 2009) says:

    south korea
    japan
    hong kong
    sweden
    switzerland
    netherlands
    singapore
    luxembourg
    denmark
    norway
    malta
    iceland
    australia
    lithuania
    us
    ireland
    canada
    france
    estonia
    belgium


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  • Profile picture of the author Anup Mahajan
    Yeah the top 10 countries have small area when compared to US or Australia.. Check the stats here:

    List of countries and outlying territories by total area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    It is be difficult to market to these countries as there would be language barrier... Apart from HongKong & Singapore I don't think English is popular in other countries (correct me if I am wrong)...

    Cheers,
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