Gelvanovska, Natalija
Broadband networks in the Middle East and North Africa : accelerating high-speed internet access / Natalija Gelvanovska; Michel Rogy; Carlo Maria Rossotto - xxi, 192 p. : ill.; maps ; 26 cm. - Directions in development: communication and information technologies .
Foreword -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- National broadband policies and market development -- International and regional infrastructure -- Recommendations to accelerate the development of broadband infrastructure -- Annex. Selected country case studies: A. Morocco; B. Tunisia; C. The Arab Republic of Egypt; D. Jordan; E. Algeria; F. Libya -- List of boxes -- List of figures -- List of tables.
Broadband Networks in the Middle East and North Africa re-emphasizes the important contribution that broadband Internet can make and assesses the status of existing nfrastructure in at least 18 MENA countries. While there is significant potential across the region, the take-up of broadband Internet has been slow and the price of broadband service is high in many countries. In large part, this stems from market structures that, too often, reflect the past when telecommunications were treated as a monopoly utility service.
9781464801129
2013043833
Broadband communication systems--Middle East
Broadband communication systems--Africa, North
Internet--Middle East
Internet--Africa, North
384.30956
Broadband networks in the Middle East and North Africa : accelerating high-speed internet access / Natalija Gelvanovska; Michel Rogy; Carlo Maria Rossotto - xxi, 192 p. : ill.; maps ; 26 cm. - Directions in development: communication and information technologies .
Foreword -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- National broadband policies and market development -- International and regional infrastructure -- Recommendations to accelerate the development of broadband infrastructure -- Annex. Selected country case studies: A. Morocco; B. Tunisia; C. The Arab Republic of Egypt; D. Jordan; E. Algeria; F. Libya -- List of boxes -- List of figures -- List of tables.
Broadband Networks in the Middle East and North Africa re-emphasizes the important contribution that broadband Internet can make and assesses the status of existing nfrastructure in at least 18 MENA countries. While there is significant potential across the region, the take-up of broadband Internet has been slow and the price of broadband service is high in many countries. In large part, this stems from market structures that, too often, reflect the past when telecommunications were treated as a monopoly utility service.
9781464801129
2013043833
Broadband communication systems--Middle East
Broadband communication systems--Africa, North
Internet--Middle East
Internet--Africa, North
384.30956