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The Internet : Asian Perspective
2001. 1. 30
Kilnam Chon
KAIST
chon@cosmos.kaist.ac.kr
http://cosmos.kaist.ac.kr
“ The Internet will almost certainly have a
stronger impact than PC ... a reasonable
guess might put it ahead of the telephone and
television but behind the printing press.”
The Economist, 1 July 1995
Contents
1. History of the Internet
2. Current status of the Internet
3. Wireless Internet
4. Future of the Internet
5. Digital Age
6. Asia’s Strength
7. Case
8. Asian Collaboration
9. Remark
Appendix
1. History of the Internet
- 30 Years in USA and 20 Years in Asia
1970
First Internet in USA(Arpanet)
1982
First Internet in Asia(SDN)
1980's Globalization of the Internet
1990's Commercialization of the Internet
2. Current Status of the Internet
Population:
(million)
North America
Europe
Asia
Latin America
Africa
[Total
181
155
144
25
4
513]
( Aug. 2001. www.nua.ie )
3.Wireless Internet:
Asia dominates the world :
i-mode and others for message, web,...
Q: Why does Asia dominate the world?
4. Future of the Internet:
Population :
How many users?
Broadband:
How fast?
Wireless :
How many users?
Non-human users : How many “users”?
Remark: More Internet users in Asia than the
rest of the world by 2010.
Q: Will we have more Internet “users” than the global
population?
Q: What bandwidth do we need/have in future?
4.1 Toward Broadband Deployment
-
Dialup
64kbps
ISDN
64~144kbps
Cable Modem/ADSL
~Mbps
Ethernet
10Mbps~10Gbps
5. Digital Age: Human-centered Model
Global
Country
Community
Office
Home
Moving
6. Asian Strength :
Japan:
Wireless
Content(game, animation,..)
Korea:
Broadband(ADSL, cable modem, LAN)
Ventures(11,000)
Online Game/PC Room
China:
Ventures
Population
Taiwan:
Hardware
Singapore : Service (eGovernment,…)
India:
Software
Population
6.1 Korean Strength
- Broadband
-
6.25 million (44% of Household)
Venture
11,000
PC Room (Internet Café)
> 15,000
Online Game
Portal
Stock Exchange
7. Cases :
China
: Zhongguancun(Beijing)
Pudong (Shanghai)
Canada : CA*net 3/ CA*net 4
Sweden : Swedish Urban Network
Finland : Helsinki Virtual Village
Malaysia : Multimedia Super Corridor
Singapore : Singapore One
Netherland: Digital Delta
Korea
: Teheran Valley
8. Asian Collaboration:
- Internetworking(APAN, λ Networking, …)
- Event(APRICOT, APAN, eSilkroad,…)
- Information Exchange/Archive
- Venture Fund
9. Remarks:
1. Language
We need to support various languages in the Internet
2. Heterogeneity
Asia is very heterogeneous;economy, culture, …, ..
3. "Asian-ization" of the Internet
To make the Internet “Asia-friendly”
=> Asian Contribution to global Internet Community
4. Digital Divide
How do we overcome the digital divide?
5. Wireless vs Wireline
Reference :
CA*net 4
www.canarie.ca
Swedish Urban Network
www.stokab.se
Helsinki Virtual Village
www.wired.com
Malaysia Multimedia Super Corridor www.mdc.com.my
Singapore One
www.s-one.gov.sg
Digital Divide(USG)
www.digitaldivide.gov
Asia Pacific Advanced Network
KISTA
www.apan.net
www.kista.com
Appendix 1 : Broadband in Korea (July 20001)
Broadband Population
(Household in Korea
(44% of Household)
6.25 million
14million)
Korea Telecom
Hanaro
Thrunet
Others
3.1 million
1.6 million
1.1 million
0.5 million
ADSL
Cable Modem
LAN
3.5 million
2.0 million
0.8 million
Appendix 2 : Broadband Penetration in Korea
- No Flat Rate for Dialup
- Online Game
- Nationwide Fiber Installation
(for backbone networks)
- Computer Literacy (Word Processor,..)
- Internet Boom in 1997~2000
- Housing with Apartment Complex
- Television Program – Delayed Broadcast
- Portal with Multimedia Content
- Mobile Telephone-like Competition
Appendix 3 : Broadband in Asia, 2002
China:
 5~10 million
Japan: 2.5million  10 million
Taiwan: 1million  2 million
Singapore:
HongKong: