KMI EXAMINES FORCES CREATING KOREA'S TELECOM POWERHOUSE.The commercial and geo-political conditions that have made the Republic of Korea one of the most advanced telecom markets in the world are explained in a new market report from KMI KMI Kerrigan Media International, Inc. KMI Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut KMI Key Management Infrastructure KMI Knowledge Management Institute (George Washington University) KMI Keep Me Informed Research, Providence, R.I., KMI's recent research shows that by the end of 2000 Korea had deployed 300,000 cumulative route-kilometers of fiberoptic cables. Fiber deployment for the next several years is expected to be mainly in local/feeder part of the networks, where traditional copper lines are still in the majority. KMI's research also shows that Korea is one of the most fiber-rich countries among advanced telecommunications markets in the world. As of 2000, installed fiber per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals. in Korea was twice that of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and fiber kilometer per square kilometer of land was almost eight times that of the United States. As a result of government investment initiatives, Korea's telecom infrastructure has leapfrogged that of the U.S. and other developed economies, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. KMI's report titled Telecommunications Market in Korea: A Case Study Showing Fiber Demand in an Advanced Telecom Market. According to the report, Korea is technologically advanced in several respects including the following: - Penetration of current and next-generation wireless services - Households with high-speed Internet See broadband. service - Businesses and households with fiber-based access services The report states that the comparatively high use of fiber-based access in Korea can partially be attributed to geographic and demographic circumstances. The country's population density is 16 times that of the U.S. (465 population per square km in Korea vs. 29 in the U.S.). Also, the Korean network operators, as a group, have installed more fiber per square km than their U.S. counterparts. This results in greater proximity to their customer base. Topics covered in the report include the following: - The Telecommunications Market in Korea including wireless and high-speed Internet - The Government-sponsored Korean Information Infrastructure (KII) Plan - Forecast of fiber deployment through 2005 - Profiles of key fiberoptic cable customers, including Korea Telecom KT (formerly, Korea Telecom, Korean: 한국통신, NYSE: KT) is South Korea's top integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has been Korea's leader in the development of the information & communications business for the last 25 years , Powercomm and Hanaro Telecom Hanaro Telecom, Inc. is a Seoul-based Korean telecommunications company, one of the largest providers of high-speed broadband internet access in South Korea. The company also is one of the largest telephone companies in South Korea, one of only two companies licensed to provide - Profiles of major fiberoptic cable vendors, including LG Cable & Machinery, Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. Co., Mercury Corporation and Taihan Electric Wire Co. The report contains up-to-date information of value to telecommunications executives, financial analysts, business development managers, telecom service providers, systems manufacturers, component suppliers and fiberoptic cable vendors. KMI Research provides optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. intelligence through its market reports, semi-monthly newsletter, fiberoptics route maps, and conferences on regional and undersea fiberoptics markets. Telecommunications Market in Korea: A Case Study Showing Fiber Demand in an Advanced Telecom Market can be ordered online at http://www.kmicorp.com. For more information, call 401/243-8100. |
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