Comments on: OECD Broadband Stats ‘Clarified’ http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/05/15/oecd-broadband-stats-clarified/ More Signal. Less Noise. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:29:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andrew Schmitt http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/05/15/oecd-broadband-stats-clarified/#comment-1281 Andrew Schmitt Tue, 29 May 2007 16:00:01 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/05/15/oecd-broadband-stats-clarified/#comment-1281 Hardly one sided. I've written about the OECD stats at length. The fact there is controversy, is good, not bad. There should be open debate about how stats are collected and presented, particularly since the OECD stats are used as a political tool. Good research needs peer review and open arguments. Hardly one sided. I’ve written about the OECD stats at length.

The fact there is controversy, is good, not bad. There should be open debate about how stats are collected and presented, particularly since the OECD stats are used as a political tool.

Good research needs peer review and open arguments.

]]> By: Jean-Noel Marchalot http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/05/15/oecd-broadband-stats-clarified/#comment-1280 Jean-Noel Marchalot Tue, 29 May 2007 14:46:08 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/05/15/oecd-broadband-stats-clarified/#comment-1280 OECD Broadband Stats ‘Clarified’ indeed, but not by Market Clarity. A number of personalities, including the Australian communications minister and the author of this blog, have egg on their face since they happily endorsed the controversial claims of a new Australian market research firm, Market Clarity. But I am sure Nyquist already knows that the OECD experts (http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/12224/127/) have quickly challenged the Market Clarity methodology and factual basis. I am sure Market Clarity is still enjoying the controversy, knowing that bad publicity is better than no publicity. However, the losers are the readers of this blog, left as they are with a one-sided view of this story. OECD Broadband Stats ‘Clarified’ indeed, but not by Market Clarity.

A number of personalities, including the Australian communications minister and the author of this blog, have egg on their face since they happily endorsed the controversial claims of a new Australian market research firm, Market Clarity.

But I am sure Nyquist already knows that the OECD experts (http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/12224/127/) have quickly challenged the Market Clarity methodology and factual basis.

I am sure Market Clarity is still enjoying the controversy, knowing that bad publicity is better than no publicity. However, the losers are the readers of this blog, left as they are with a one-sided view of this story.

]]> By: Adi Bonen http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/05/15/oecd-broadband-stats-clarified/#comment-1279 Adi Bonen Wed, 16 May 2007 17:17:01 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/05/15/oecd-broadband-stats-clarified/#comment-1279 Whoever considers 256Kbps "broadband" is not much better than FCC, whose definition of broadband is: "High-speed lines (or wireless channels) connecting homes and businesses to the Internet at speeds that exceed 200 kbps in at least one direction." Consider that the wireless EDGE service, with theoretical maximum speeds of 384Kbps, is counted as broadband by FCC (and the OECD stats). Thus, anyone who has a data service from Cingular is counted as a broadband user. In actual radio connectivity conditions, and since this bit rate is shared among all cell data users, I am lucky to get dial-up speeds on my Blackberry. In a crowded place (such as in the Cable Show I just attended), I couldn't even send emails. This broadband definition is a better indication of "broadband backwater" than any statistics. Whoever considers 256Kbps “broadband” is not much better than FCC, whose definition of broadband is:
“High-speed lines (or wireless channels) connecting homes and businesses to the Internet at speeds that exceed 200 kbps in at least one direction.”
Consider that the wireless EDGE service, with theoretical maximum speeds of 384Kbps, is counted as broadband by FCC (and the OECD stats). Thus, anyone who has a data service from Cingular is counted as a broadband user. In actual radio connectivity conditions, and since this bit rate is shared among all cell data users, I am lucky to get dial-up speeds on my Blackberry. In a crowded place (such as in the Cable Show I just attended), I couldn’t even send emails.
This broadband definition is a better indication of “broadband backwater” than any statistics.

]]> By: yf http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/05/15/oecd-broadband-stats-clarified/#comment-1278 yf Wed, 16 May 2007 10:02:46 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2007/05/15/oecd-broadband-stats-clarified/#comment-1278 In densely populated country like China, " peer pressure " has a stronger influence on consumer's behavior than goverment. Many individuals in China have more than one cell phone, which makes one wonder why. In densely populated country like China, ” peer pressure ” has a stronger influence on consumer’s behavior than goverment. Many individuals in China have more than one cell phone, which makes one wonder why.

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