Title :
Governments Experiment with New Fiber Network Models
Abstract :
Governments are testing last-mile broadband infrastructure improvements as economic stimulus, including private ownership models. The idea has faced some challenges from current service providers.
Keywords :
Air conditioning; Computer architecture; Copper; Ethernet networks; Government; IP networks; Investments; Passive optical networks; Power supplies; World Wide Web; Canadian National Advanced Network Association; Citynet; FTTH; Homes With Tails; ISP; broadband; cable; economic stimulus; fiber network; fiber-to-the-home; government; last mile;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2009.35