Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Just a few years ago Japan was burdened with some of the most expensive broadband on the planet.
Clumsy and overpriced, these first ventures into cyberspace shaped the way the country developed its broadband infrastructure, focusing instead on a 3G mobile internet network.
Seeing the country fall behind dramatically in terms of fixed Internet use the government decided to act: the end result was a seriously fast fibre-based FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) network at one of the lowest price-per-megabits anywhere in the world.
Tokyo resident Nobuyuki is an enthusiastic user of Japan's so-called Hikari 100Mbps service, but it has made him spoilt: "Funny thing is, you get used to it, it's normal," he said.
Perhaps this is the future of broadband in Australia?
Clumsy and overpriced, these first ventures into cyberspace shaped the way the country developed its broadband infrastructure, focusing instead on a 3G mobile internet network.
Seeing the country fall behind dramatically in terms of fixed Internet use the government decided to act: the end result was a seriously fast fibre-based FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) network at one of the lowest price-per-megabits anywhere in the world.
Tokyo resident Nobuyuki is an enthusiastic user of Japan's so-called Hikari 100Mbps service, but it has made him spoilt: "Funny thing is, you get used to it, it's normal," he said.
Perhaps this is the future of broadband in Australia?
For those interested in seeing photos of telecommunication networks, have a look at this web site. It depicts an installation of a Fibre to the Home service and all the effort they go to in making this connection.
The poster says he pays just 1,022 yen (A$17.50) per month for the first year but it goes up to 6,720 yen (A$114) per month in the second year. This is a little more than I had heard of in the past (typical A$45 per month for 100Mbps), but considering its unlimited downloads, this is still a great price.
http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/1653/Japan+Optic+Fiber+Internet.html
The poster says he pays just 1,022 yen (A$17.50) per month for the first year but it goes up to 6,720 yen (A$114) per month in the second year. This is a little more than I had heard of in the past (typical A$45 per month for 100Mbps), but considering its unlimited downloads, this is still a great price.
http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/1653/Japan+Optic+Fiber+Internet.html
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