Broadband telecommunications and regional development /
By: Grubesic, Tony H
Title By: Mack, Elizabeth A
Material type: BookSeries: Publisher: London : Routledge, c2016.Description: xii, 193 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781138013919Subject(s): Telecommunication policy -- United States | Broadband communication systems -- United States | Internet service providers -- United States | Regional planning -- United StatesDDC classification: 384.30973 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 384.30973 GR BR (Browse shelf) | Available | T0019480 |
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384.3 IN TE Internet and digital economics / | 384.3028557 OU BI Big data applications in the telecommunications industry / | 384.30956 GE BR Broadband networks in the Middle East and North Africa : | 384.30973 GR BR Broadband telecommunications and regional development / | 384.33 BU SE Service provider strategy : | 384.33 BU SE Service provider strategy : | 384.33 CA BI Big crisis data : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Broadband policy -- Broadband infrastructure -- Broadband data -- The spatial distribution of broadband provision -- The broadband-business nexus -- Digital innovation and entrepreneurship -- The future of broadband.
Broadband is one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century, yet our understanding of its regional impacts remains somewhat rudimentary. Not only are issues of broadband pricing and speed relevant in this context, but the overall quality of service for broadband can often dictate its impacts on regional development. This book illuminates the regional impacts of this pervasive and important technology. The principle aim of this book is to deepen our understanding of broadband and its connections to regional development. First, it uses a geospatial lens to explore how the relationship between broadband and regional development influences access to technology platforms, dictates provision patterns, and facilitates the shrinkage of space and time in non-uniform and sometimes unexpected ways. Second, it book provides a comprehensive guide that details the strengths and weaknesses of publically available broadband data and their associated uncertainties, allowing regional development professionals and researchers to make more informed decisions regarding data use, analytical models and policy recommendations. Finally, this book is the first to detail the growing importance of broadband to digital innovation and entrepreneurship in regions.