ITU Telecom World 2003 Opens in Geneva

ITU Telecom World 2003 officially opened at the Geneva Palexpo in Switzerland.Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union, said the telecom industry had weathered turbulent times over the past four years, but that signs of growth had returned. He noted that in 1999 there were around 1 billion installed lines worldwide whereas today there are nearly 2.5 billion lines. More than 75% of the new capacity was installed in the developing world, a statistic that Utsumi described as "fantastic"...

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Broadband Users Surveyed on Premium Apps

Almost 80% of broadband users would like a new service that guarantees a minimum bandwidth performance level, and 68% of those users would be willing to pay a premium for that service, according to a new survey distributed to members of Broadband4Britain and commissioned by net.com. The survey found that it is primarily value-added applications like multimedia (video, audio), Internet telephony, gaming and remote/teleworking that are driving the demand for QoS. More specifically, of the 21% who indicated that they would be willing to pay 20%...

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