The growth of broadband internet in Sweden: Contributing factors

International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-138

  Shim, Yongwoon ^a   Lee, Heejin ^b   Yun, Kyounglim ^c  

^a SK Telecom   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Hanaro Telecom Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Broadband internet; Dark fibre; Ethernet LAN model; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE;

BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT; BROADBAND INTERNET; BROADBAND MARKET; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES; LAN MODEL; PENETRATION RATES; SWEDEN;

INTERNET;

EID: 33745838283     PISSN: 14624613     EISSN: 17418003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAMC.2006.009733     Document Type: Article

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