Haut débit et télécoms

Developments in fibre technologies and investment

04-avr.-2008

Users' bandwidth demands continue to increase over time and this is leading Internet service providers and telecommunication operators to find ways to meet these growing network capacity requirements. Operators have spent the previous 20 years extending fibre backbones out to local main distribution frames but now many are working on pushing fibre ever closer to end-users in order to improve capacity. This paper provides an overview of developments in optical fibre communication technology and investment.

Public rights of way for fibre deployment to the home

04-avr.-2008

Fibre network deployments in the last mile are viewed as a key technology for communications access in the high-speed broadband market providing capacity that is symmetric and can support multiple play services. One factor which can slow the pace of fibre investment in the local loop is the cost associated with legal and regulatory procedures in obtaining permits for access to streets, roads, and other public lands as well as barriers to access existing ducts. 

Changing television markets

09-janv.-2008

By changing the distribution model for video content, television delivered over Internet Protocol (IPTV) is increasing pressure for a review of broadcast regulatory frameworks so as not to stifle innovation and the diffusion of new services. This paper examines current market trends and regulation for IPTV and also provides information on developments in the provision of IPTV service in a number of OECD countries.

L’OCDE lance son nouveau portail sur le haut débit

06-nov.-2007

Ce nouveau portail statistique contient une très grande variété d’indicateurs sur le haut débit tels que les taux de pénétration, la diffusion et l’utilisation, des données géographiques, les tarifs, les vitesses et services. Par exemple, saviez-vous que les pays membres de l’OCDE comptent 221 millions d’abonnés au haut débit? De plus ces abonnés dépensent en moyenne USD 49 par mois pour les services haut débit et bénéficient d’une vitesse moyenne de connexion annoncée de 13.7 mégabits/seconde. Le portail est accessible (en langue anglaise) à www.oecd.org/sti/ict/broadband.

Catching up in broadband: What will it take?

26-sept.-2007

Can governments elevate their broadband performance rankings? This paper aims to identify the factors that are significant in driving broadband penetration.

OECD Broadband Statistics to December 2006

23-avr.-2007

Over the past year, the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD increased 26% from 157 million in December 2005 to 197 million in December 2006. This growth increased broadband penetration rates in the OECD from 13.5 in December 2005 to 16.9 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants one year later.

International anti-spam initiatives unite at the IGF

02-nov.-2006

The six leading international anti-spam initiatives will launch a new online information resource to assist in fighting spam on 1 November 2006, at the first meeting of the United National Internet Governance Forum in Athens, Greece.