The Geopolitics (and Future) of the Internet

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The Geopolitics (and Future) of the Internet
      

The United States faces a geopolitical and economic incentive to develop faster broadband â€" namely, to catch up to the much more developed networks of Japan, South Korea, and other Asian countries.

U.S. broadband speed was a median 5 megabits per second (Mbps) in 2007. Median download speeds were 63 Mpbs in Japan, and 49 Mpbs in South Korea.

“By dislodging the United States from the lead it commanded [in broadband] not so long ago, Japan and its neighbors have positioned themselves to be the first states to reap the benefits of the broadband era: economic growth, increased productivity, technological innovation, and an improved quality of life,” wrote Thomas Bleha in Foreign Affairs.


         

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