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Handbook of research on global diffusion of broadband data transmission
Title:
Handbook of research on global diffusion of broadband data transmission
Author:
Dwivedi, Yogesh Kumar.
ISBN:
9781599048529
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (2 v. : ill., maps) : digital files.
Contents:
Broadband Adoption and Diffusion (BAD): A Framework / Yogesh K. Dwivedi and Anastasia Papazafeiropoulou -- South Africa: The Long Walk to Broadband Freedom / Justin Henley Beneke -- Bridging the Digital Divide Through Broadband Deployment / Challa Radhakumari -- Broadband Policy, Market Competition, and User Adoption in Taiwan / Yu-li Liu -- ICT Competency of Bangladesh to Face Broadband Diffusion / Anwarul Islam and K.C. Panda -- Socio-Cultural Interpretations to the Diffusion and Use of Broadband Services in a Korean Digital Society / Dal Yong Jin -- Structural Changes and Regulatory Challenges in the Japanese Telecommunications Industry / Hidenori Fuke -- Analysis of the influence of Australia's government policy on broadband Internet access / Qiuyan Fan -- Broadband for the Mass Market / Roger Saunders -- Competition, Regulation, and Broadband Diffusion: The Case of New Zealand / Bronwyn Howell -- Digital Divide and Broadband Access: The Case of an Italian Region / Enrico Ferro, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia and Natalie Helbig -- Improving Broadband Access in Rural Areas / Ingjerd Skogseid -- Metropolitan Broadband Networks: Design and Implementation Aspects, and Business Models / Antonios Alexiou ... [et al.] -- Small World: The Irish Broadband Experience / Diana Wilson, Kevin O'Reilly, and Dave Murray --

Social, Political, and Ethical Responsibility in Broadband Adoption and Diffusion: a German case study / Axel Schulz, Bernd Carsten Stahl, and Simon Rogerson -- Competition in Broadband Provision and the Digital Divide / Wei-Min Hu and James E. Prieger -- Governmental and cultural factors in broadband adoption / Elizabeth Fife, Laura Hosman,and Francis Pereira -- Regulation and the Deployment of Broadband / James E. Prieger and Sunhwa Lee -- Factors Affecting Broadband Adoption for Mainstream Consumers / Peter Adams -- Developing a Dynamic View of Broadband Adoption / Herbert Daly ... [et al.] -- Employing the Content Validity Approach for Improving the Content of the Broadband Adoption Survey Instrument / Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Banita Lal, and Khalil Khoumbati -- Inside the Microcosm: A Case Study of a Wireless Internet Hotspot / Pierre Vialle, Olivier Epinette, and Olivier Segard -- The uses and gratifications of broadband Internet / Karianne Vermaas and Lidwien van de Wijngaert -- Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Broadband Adoption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia / Vishanth Weerakkody -- Characteristics of Farm and Rural Internet Use in the United States / Peter L. Stenberg and Mitchell Morehart -- Broadband User Behavior Characterization / Humberto T. Marques Neto ... [et al.] -- Precisions about the Broadband Divide in Chile / Sergio Godoy and M. Soledad Herrera -- A Survey on the Adoption and Usage of Broadband Internet / Roya Gholami, John Lim, and Sang-Yong Tom Lee --

Broadband Access and Broadband-Based Applications: An Empirical Study of the Determinants of Adoption Among Italian SMEs / Massimo G. Colombo, Luca Grilli, and Cinzia Verga -- Broadband Diffusion to SMEs in the UK / Oluwasola Oni and Anastasia Papazafeiropoulou -- Environmental Drivers of E-Business Strategies Among SMEs / Alessandro Arbore and Andrea Ordanini -- Exploring SMEs' adoption of broadband in the northwest of England / Boumediene Ramdani and Peter Kawalek -- External Pressures for Adoption of ICT Services among SMEs / Andrea Ordanini and Alessandro Arbore -- IPTV Business Model Analysis / Kate Carney Landow ... [et al.] -- The Impact of the Internet on the Law and Economics of the United States Motion Picture Industry / Stanford L. Levin, John B. Meisel, and Timothy S. Sullivan -- Broadband for Health in Developing Countries / Aradhana Srivastava -- Improving Health Services via Advanced ICT Networks / Peter Farr, Isabelle Ellis, and John Royle -- Remote Patient Monitoring in Residential Care Homes: Using Wireless and Broadband Networks / Tanja Bratan ... [et al.] -- Social Consequences of Broadband Access in Japan / Kenichi Ishii -- Internet-Based Changes in Organizational Communication / Erik Lundmark and Alf Westelius -- Ubiquitous Communication via Residential Gateways / Alex De Smedt -- Adoption of Broadband Services: The Role of National Policies / Morten Falch -- Broadband Diffusion and its Driving Forces / Banani Nandi and Chandana Chakraborty --

Diffusion of Broadband Access in Latin America / Arturo Robles Rovalo, Claudio Feijóo González, and José Luis Gómez-Barroso -- Diffusion Forecasting and Price Evolution of Broadband Telecommunication Services in Europe / Dimitris Varoutas ... [et al.] -- Explaining Patterns of Broadband Deployment and Adoption in OECD Countries / Inmaculada Cava Ferreruela -- ICT Statistics for Broadband Promoting Regulatory Policy / Diana Korsakaite and Tomas Lamanauskas -- Impact of Broadband VoIP on Telecoms: A Cross-Country Analysis / Bardo Fraunholz and Chandana Unnithan -- The Adoption of Broadband Internet in Australia and Canada / Catherine Middleton and Shanton Chang -- The Evolution of Broadband Industry in the Developing World: A Comparison of China and India / Nir Kshetri, and Nikhilesh Dholakia.
Abstract:
Large investments have been made by various governments for the deployment of broadband within their respective nations; however, the citizens of such countries have demonstrated a slow adoption of this technology. This handbook explores broadband adoption and the digital divide through a global perspective, providing up-to-date research on constructs such as relative advantage, utilitarian outcomes, hedonic outcomes, and service quality. Compiling research from over 100 experts in 29 countries, this source allows policy makers, internet service providers, and others to gain multicultural insight into what factors actively influence consumers' decisions to adopt broadband.
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