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Asia Overview
As states continue to promote information communication technologies and more
citizens become connected to the Internet, netizens across the region may see a continuing rise of Internet controls. The contest over Asian cyberspace is expected to
continue to intensify as actors with divergent interests compete with one another and
vie for infl uence to shape the domain.
Notes
1. John D. Sutter, “ Why Internet Connections Are Fastest in South Korea, ” CNN, March 31,
2010, http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-31/tech/broadband.south.korea_1_broadband-plan-south
-korea-broadband-internet?
2. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), “ Internet Indicators: Subscribers, Users
and Broadband Subscribers, ” 2009 fi gures, http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/icteye/Reporting/
ShowReportFrame.aspx?ReportName=/WTI/InformationTechnologyPublic & ReportFormat
=HTML4.0 & RP_intYear=2009 & RP_intLanguageID=1 & RP_bitLiveData=False.
3. Darren Allan, “ South Korea Tops Akamai Broadband Averages with 17 Mbps, ” Tech Watch,
October 21, 2010, http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/10/21/south-korea-tops-akamai-broadband
-averages-with-17mbps/.
4. ITU, “ Internet Indicators: Subscribers, Users and Broadband Subscribers. ”
5. Note that mobile penetration rate is usually defi ned as the number of mobile subscriptions
per person, so it can be higher than 100 percent. Paul Budde Communication Pty., Ltd., “ Malaysia
— Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband, ” May 2010, http://www.budde.com.au/Research/Malaysia
-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband.html.
6. Paul Budde Communication Pty., Ltd., “ Vietnam — Telecoms, Mobile Broadband and Forecasts, ” June 2010, http://www.budde.com.au/Research/Vietnam-Telecoms-Mobile-Broadband
-and-Forecasts.html.
7. Ibid.
8. ITU, “ Internet Indicators: Subscribers, Users and Broadband Subscribers. ”
9. Ibid.
10. Ibid.
11. Ibid.
12. Ibid.
13. Ibid.
14. Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology, Government of the
People ’ s Republic of Bangladesh, “ National Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Policy, ” October 2002, http://www.sdnbd.org/sdi/issues/IT-computer/itpolicy-bd-2002.htm.
Asia Overview
As states continue to promote information communication technologies and more
citizens become connected to the Internet, netizens across the region may see a continuing rise of Internet controls. The contest over Asian cyberspace is expected to
continue to intensify as actors with divergent interests compete with one another and
vie for infl uence to shape the domain.
Notes
1. John D. Sutter, “ Why Internet Connections Are Fastest in South Korea, ” CNN, March 31,
2010, http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-31/tech/broadband.south.korea_1_broadband-plan-south
-korea-broadband-internet?
2. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), “ Internet Indicators: Subscribers, Users
and Broadband Subscribers, ” 2009 fi gures, http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/icteye/Reporting/
ShowReportFrame.aspx?ReportName=/WTI/InformationTechnologyPublic & ReportFormat
=HTML4.0 & RP_intYear=2009 & RP_intLanguageID=1 & RP_bitLiveData=False.
3. Darren Allan, “ South Korea Tops Akamai Broadband Averages with 17 Mbps, ” Tech Watch,
October 21, 2010, http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/10/21/south-korea-tops-akamai-broadband
-averages-with-17mbps/.
4. ITU, “ Internet Indicators: Subscribers, Users and Broadband Subscribers. ”
5. Note that mobile penetration rate is usually defi ned as the number of mobile subscriptions
per person, so it can be higher than 100 percent. Paul Budde Communication Pty., Ltd., “ Malaysia
— Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband, ” May 2010, http://www.budde.com.au/Research/Malaysia
-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband.html.
6. Paul Budde Communication Pty., Ltd., “ Vietnam — Telecoms, Mobile Broadband and Forecasts, ” June 2010, http://www.budde.com.au/Research/Vietnam-Telecoms-Mobile-Broadband
-and-Forecasts.html.
7. Ibid.
8. ITU, “ Internet Indicators: Subscribers, Users and Broadband Subscribers. ”
9. Ibid.
10. Ibid.
11. Ibid.
12. Ibid.
13. Ibid.
14. Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology, Government of the
People ’ s Republic of Bangladesh, “ National Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Policy, ” October 2002, http://www.sdnbd.org/sdi/issues/IT-computer/itpolicy-bd-2002.htm.