S'pore is most wired nation

**Voodoo Vince** · 19-02-2009, 06:48 PM

S'pore is most wired nation
By Tan Weizhen

The figure, given by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), puts Singapore ahead of countries traditionally thought of as powerhouses in the wired world. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

SINGAPORE is now the most wired nation on earth, with the household broadband penetration rate hitting 99.9 per cent last December.

The figure, given by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), puts Singapore ahead of countries traditionally thought of as powerhouses in the wired world: South Korea (92 per cent), Hong Kong (83.8 per cent) and Taiwan (76.8 per cent), going by figures from research firm Frost & Sullivan's 2007 study.

It also handily beats the Government's own target, of a 90 cent penetration rate by 2015, set in 2006 as part of a 10-year masterplan to transform the country and economy by promoting the adoption of infocomm.

But although Singapore's broadband penetration rate is close to 100 per cent, it does not mean that almost all households here have broadband access.

This is because some households have more than one broadband line - a home connection and a portable modem, for instance.

Following guidelines set down by the International Telecommunications Union, which are used by many countries, Singapore calculates household broadband penetration rate by dividing the number of household broadband subscriptions by the number of households here.

Subscribers to paid mobile broadband services - those who hook up wirelessly to the Internet via portable modems - are included as well.

But the count excludes subscriptions to 3G mobile data plans and Wi-Fi hotspots, which are generally not home-based.

The exploding popularity of broadband is a result of big cuts in the prices telcos charge for access, and much higher access speeds.

Three years ago, when household broadband penetration rate was just 50 per cent, telcos were charging $47 a month for Net-access speeds of 512kbps.

Now, a user can surf at speeds of 10MBps for less than that.

Another push factor is the telcos' practice of giving out free personal computers or laptop computers to encourage people to sign up.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_340482.html

hellight · 19-02-2009, 07:07 PM

for once i tot i saw the title as "S'pore is most weird nation"

twyangzii · 19-02-2009, 07:11 PM

^ HAhas hi 5!! Me also siahs .

shypineapple · 19-02-2009, 07:16 PM

o rly o.O
i thought it's London or Amsterdam. :/

**-blank** · 19-02-2009, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twyangzii

^ HAhas hi 5!! Me also siahs .

me 3 lol

**ireneyksoh** · 19-02-2009, 09:47 PM

are we really that advance???

**vertexdisk** · 19-02-2009, 11:53 PM

it is amazing how they play with the words......

at the some repot .....

Singapore is Rank #17 ( not number one ) as most expansive CITY ......
Is Singapore Rank #1 expansive NATION to live/Work and retire in ?

Now Sinapore is most wired NATION .....
Is Singapore the most wired CITY ?

Should Singapore classified as a City, Country or Nation ?

**departedsoul** · 20-02-2009, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexdisk

it is amazing how they play with the words......

at the some repot .....

Singapore is Rank #17 ( not number one ) as most expansive CITY ......
Is Singapore Rank #1 expansive NATION to live/Work and retire in ?

Now Sinapore is most wired NATION .....
Is Singapore the most wired CITY ?

Should Singapore classified as a City, Country or Nation ?

cheem stuff...

**Kazenouta** · 20-02-2009, 02:30 AM

I'm one of those who have more than one broadband in the house LOL That's coz my mum's always downloading stuff.. so when I used to share the same internet with her, I can't really do much because she ate my bandwidth.

Vikemen · 20-02-2009, 02:32 AM

we are the most connected!

**TeddyYeo** · 20-02-2009, 02:37 AM

can know the singapore is no.17 most expensive..
got included, minus our CPF etc, COE for car, etc etc anot..coz singapore got alot of external stuff leh..lol..then included the low pay also? lol

**Shi Yuen** · 20-02-2009, 10:42 AM

We are the most wired coz...
90% ish of us goes from DOTA to World Of Warcraft to WAAAAGGGHHH and finally to L4D.

Maybe thats why we are so "wired"

**casio01** · 20-02-2009, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shi Yuen

We are the most wired coz...
90% ish of us goes from DOTA to World Of Warcraft to WAAAAGGGHHH and finally to L4D.

Maybe thats why we are so "wired"

Hahaha...true.Most of singaporean play dota.we are advance nation....

**babybottle** · 20-02-2009, 10:44 PM

HAHAHAHA woah. can't believe that. so thats good news huh.

Jackle87 · 20-02-2009, 10:49 PM

we are a small country

Banao · 20-02-2009, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexdisk

it is amazing how they play with the words......

at the some repot .....

Singapore is Rank #17 ( not number one ) as most expansive CITY ......
Is Singapore Rank #1 expansive NATION to live/Work and retire in ?

Now Sinapore is most wired NATION .....
Is Singapore the most wired CITY ?

Should Singapore classified as a City, Country or Nation ?

Neither, we are a CITY STATE

**ritual-** · 20-02-2009, 11:11 PM

wow so advanced

**ahxin90** · 20-02-2009, 11:17 PM

Omg so high tech ar? how come i now then know.

**workingtoohard** · 20-02-2009, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vertexdisk

it is amazing how they play with the words......

at the some repot .....

Singapore is Rank #17 ( not number one ) as most expansive CITY ......
Is Singapore Rank #1 expansive NATION to live/Work and retire in ?

Now Sinapore is most wired NATION .....
Is Singapore the most wired CITY ?

Should Singapore classified as a City, Country or Nation ?

well, if you're using nation synonymously with country, then yea theres a difference. since cities can be compared with the multiple other cities in the world even when theres more than one in a country.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banao

Neither, we are a CITY STATE

yup. thats the official classification.

**Char_Azn** · 21-02-2009, 08:24 PM

The irony of all this is that we are still not as savvy when it comes to using Mobile internets. I blame it on the insane charges the local telcos charge for data usage