The high-speed internet sector was among the fastest growing and most rapid evolving businesses in the Republic of Korea. From the first telephone line-based high speed internet service in 1996 to hybrid fiber coaxial in late 1999 to asymmetric DSL, access speeds made accessible to end users jumped to 10 megabits per second from 128 kilobits per second.
By 2008, services had also evolved from pure internet access to triple play service, which bundled high-speed internet and phone services. Likewise, players in the sector included telecommunications businesses from the early days together with new players, such as system operators ("SOs") and multiple system operators ("MSOs"). With new technologies and services appearing at a breakneck speed, the face of competition was always evolving.
South Korea's High-Speed Internet Industry case study solution
PUBLICATION DATE: April 02, 2009 PRODUCT #: HKU821-PDF-ENG
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