Found this pr news release today with the headline:
a leading provider of last-mile broadband wireless access technology, today announced an agreement to deliver broadband services across Cambodia using SOMA Networks' last-mile wireless access system.
With a population of approximately 15 million people, Cambodia has a relatively low telecommunications penetration rate and only a handful of carriers authorized to provide Internet services. Headquartered in Phnom Penh, CDC, under the registered branding of AngkorNet.com, intends to increase its national footprint by becoming the first ISP to offer tiered and bundled packages of high-speed Internet access and other data applications, all powered by SOMA's SoftAir(TM) wireless system. The first phase of the project will focus on the capital city of Phnom Penh before expanding to other major cities in Cambodia in 2006.
Wow, does this mean vlogging might be possible within the next 18 months?
Will this happen? If so, what will be impact? What do you think?
A blogger named Ted who tracks wifi and broadband had this to say:
Conventional wisdom says that China and India will lead the charge in
bridging the global digital divide. But savvy governments and carriers in
smaller countries aren't waiting for China and India to lead the way. />
While China moves slowly, smaller, more nimble countries like Malaysia,
Vietnam and the Cayman Islands are leading the way in deploying wireless
broadband services. Today, Cambodia joins the roster of surprising
leadership with the announcement that Cambodia Data Communication Company will provide Cambodia's first nationwide broadband wireless infrastructure. CDC will use technology from SOMA Networks, a rising San Francisco broadband wireless provider.
The significance of this announcement extends beyond Cambodia itself and
raises broader global questions, including:
- How will vendors evolve to meet the rapidly changing rules of global
communications?
- What is the significance of Cambodia not waiting for China and India to
take the technology lead, as once thought they would?
- What is the overall impact of wireless broadband connectivity on the
emerging global economy?
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