i thought korea?

china? no doubt for japan la of course.

http://www.internetworldstats.com/top25.htm

Asia among world's highest broadband penetration
By Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia
Friday, July 25, 2008 06:30 PM

South Korea and Hong Kong are two of the top three markets in the world with the highest household broadband penetration.

Korea topped the Gartner study with 93 percent penetration in 2007, with this figure expected to hit 97 percent in 2012.

Next on the list are the Netherlands and Hong Kong, trailing Korea with rates of 74 and 76 percent, respectively last year. Although the Netherlands had a lower score last year, it was placed above Hong Kong in the list because it is projected to surpass Hong Kong in 2012 by a slim margin at 82 percent--Gartner predicts Hong Kong to hit 81 percent in the year.
Highest household broadband penetration

1. South Korea
2. Netherlands
3. Hong Kong
4. Canada
5. United States
6. Japan
7. Switzerland
8. Singapore
9. United Kingdom
10. Taiwan

Notably, the three markets are expected to maintain their global lead in 2012. According to Gartner, this advantage is due to their dense populations contained in smaller areas, coupled with government-backed spending for broadband infrastructure.

Another Asian country, Singapore, was eighth on the list, with a dramatic jump of 75 percent in 2012, from 57 percent recorded last year. Its government has been actively-investing in connectivity projects, from its Wireless@SG Wi-Fi hotspot initiative to the larger, planned next-generation national broadband network.

While these markets are nearing saturation, the next wave of growth will come from the Asia-Pacific region's emerging markets--the region will contribute the greatest increase to consumer broadband penetration worldwide, at 59 million added seats, said Gartner in a statement.

This market accounts for more than a third of the five-year growth mapped in Gartner's study; China alone will supply 25 percent of the overall growth in consumer broadband connections.

The growing digital divide
However, Gartner notes that the overall growth trajectory will not place emerging markets on par with currently mature countries, with regard to Internet use. Users in heavily-penetrated markets are "already addicted to broadband", and service providers in these countries are focused on delivering newer applications and content to them, said Gartner.

On the other hand, providers in emerging markets will likely be more concerned with increasing subscriber numbers and delivering a more basic level of service.

"Not only will the digital divide continue between the emerging and mature markets, it will widen by 13 percentage points," said the company.

A recent Frost & Sullivan study said broadband growth in the region is driven by factors such as the increasing popularity of online applications like video-on-demand and video sharing, multi-player online games and social networking services.

The study also projected 31.5 percent growth for the region overall from 129.7 million subscribers last year, to 171 million next year.

Gartner said newer wireless technologies such as WiMax will help attract subscribers.

Overall worldwide consumer broadband seats are projected to grow from 323 million connections in 2007 to 499 million in 2012.

wah now become broadband service

sorry i little bit out of wat we discuss....anyway this one of reason that iphone can come to malaysia.....

just to lett ppl think positive to wait iphone arrive here (who DONT HAVE IPHONE)......heheehe

Someone should write letter/e-mail to maxis/digi/celcom to confirm xD

Swt la malaysia...
I in russia now...iphone 3G everywhere and guess what..
Russia don't even offer 3G services yet..
Malaysia damn proud when they launch 3G huh?
iPhone 3G also cannot get..

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Added on November 13, 2008, 10:49 pmSwt la malaysia...
I in russia now...iphone 3G everywhere and guess what..
Russia don't even offer 3G services yet..
Malaysia damn proud when they launch 3G huh?
iPhone 3G also cannot get..

This post has been edited by Masamune: Nov 13 2008, 10:49 PM

In India also same thing.. No 3G service but they are selling iPhone 3G.
Do not understand why when India can have iPhone, Malaysia tak boleh!

it's long story on how the telecommunication business works in malaysia. just google on how much apple expects (to steal) out of the from network providers globally.


so for the time being, just grow up and don't be a biatch and moan all day long. when the time is correct, iphone will arrive at our shores.

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Added on November 14, 2008, 12:43 amof course having said that, IF the malaysian network provider go get their hands on the iphone contract, they will definitely charge a premium for it (to satisfy both economic monopoly principles and also royalty to apple).


by then, knowing the public, will proceed to complain (and subsequently open redundant threads) about the extortionate malaysian iphone prices.

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Nov 14 2008, 12:44 AM

I just on this

In The END of discussion....just wait and see what will coming next....
malaysia full of suprise....


hope come b4 end of december..

But a lot of us still don't have iphone...

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Added on November 14, 2008, 3:49 pmGuys, take a look at this, Malaysia is not in the list... not in the coming soon list.....
http://www.apple.com/iphone/countries/

This post has been edited by bryanyeo: Nov 14 2008, 03:49 PM

i hate when this happen....

take a look at the coming soon list
most are sub-saharan african nations, bolehland rawks
so guys, if you still wanna sit it out, salute for you guys for the patience!

oh wait!!! it is coming after all
Source

This post has been edited by =Hanxz=: Nov 14 2008, 06:18 PM

yup! you guys can wait all you want! as far as i'm concerned, i already had my monkey fun ages ago!

nice one always fall on the sweet spot

So let move on......so any tumpang thread for IPHONE.....hahahaha....

I'm not worried...gonna get an iPhone 3G soon in russia...

Fark! I got Obama rolled!
Btw today celcom 3G not bad.
I manage to browse here quite fast and play the video quite smooth and fast.
iPhone rock my way home after my work~

http://www.apple.com/my/iphone/index.html

seem like the website is ready... although it redirect to US iPhone website..

If the web page not exists, shd looks like below link result. rite?

http://www.apple.com/my/iphone/index.htm

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just wild guess...

This post has been edited by ckfcuk: Nov 15 2008, 12:43 AM