Worldwide, fixed telephony (which allows for dial up internet access via modem) has currently been outnumbered by mobile telephony, despite mobile telephony being a type of access that has far fewer years in the market. This is mainly on account of the fact that mobile telephone networks have become easier and cheaper to deploy.

The number of mobile phone lines in the world continues to grow, although the degree of penetration in some countries has already reached the point of saturation. In fact, the average penetration among European countries is now at 119%.

Modern mobile phone networks feature average interent connection speeds that are competitive with regard to fixed broadband networks. They allow access to internet users with high mobility, on vacation, or for those who do not have fixed access. In fact, it is becoming increasingly important to access the internet through mobile broaband, as well as through devices that are stationary, but utilise mobile access. This avenue of new growth is making key steps possible in the development of the Information Society.

The first technologies to offer mobile data access had featured speeds that were not too high, and thus they did not meet the threshhold for being considered broadband. However mobile broadband followed on the heels of these, and this so-called “third generation” (3G) has now evolved into HSPA (High Speed Packet Access), which has a broadband rate comparable with DSL. In the near future, advanced tehnologies are expected to become available, known as LTE (Long Term Evolution), that will allow dizzying mobile access speeds of 50 mbps (megabyte per second).

The pace of the introduction of 3G technology in the world is highly irregular; while in Japan the majority of mobile users have 3G, in other areas, even in places as developed as Belgium, its use is negligible.

In theory, these technologies are capable of providing multiple services (images, videos, data) at high speeds, though in practice the quality of service varies.

Television Networks as an Information Technology Access Network

There are now four technologies for the distribution of television content, including analog and digital versions: 1) Terrestrial TV, the traditional method of delivering broadcast television signals by radio waves that are transmitted through open space. 2) Satellite TV, delivering its signal from a satellite; 3) Cable TV, providing a direct television signal by means of coaxial cable; and 4) Televised content being available through the internet, results in a format of program delivery that can be carried through internet protocol (IP) networks; this may be called IPTV.

Trends in recent years show a stagnation of the older pay TV markets including cable and satellite modes, whereas IPTV grows considerably around the world. France and South Korea have the largest numbers of subscribers to IPTV. In 2008, television was made available for mobile terminals, and immediately attracted thousands of customers. These methods offer a wide range of programming content and provide multiplied options for marketing, whether offered on the basis of payment for access to specific packages of channels, or for rate of consumption.

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