Famous Quotes & Sayings

Meg Whitman

Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing user region with markets like India, China and Korea leading the pack as Internet and broadband penetration rise.

The solutions being demonstrated run the gamut from those that serve operators, enterprises and ultimately consumers to new technologies that are changing our lives through broadband wireless connections.

The switchover rate (from narrowband to broadband customers) will be key.

After a year or two, the number of business jets (with broadband Internet) will far outstrip the number of commercial airlines.

Now, in order to make money, you have to come out with a new enhancement, and that's broadband data. They have to move to the next sweet spot.

Charles Dunstone

First we launched free calls for our customers, today we're launching free broadband forever. Our focus will now be on processing all orders as quickly as possible. Demand is going to be enormous.

Broadband is at the centre of our strategy and at the centre of our future.

Broadband deployment will be integral to economic performance.

Broadband created a tipping point. Broadband is a fait accompli. There are just too many people using it to ignore, and these media companies are realizing that a PC is just another screen.

Brian Roberts

We did some soul-searching. Was the cable industry obsolete? Was it an opportune time to get out? Our conclusion was that if you rebuilt your system with this new fiber-optic coaxial hybrid - which we now call broadband - the glass was half full, not half empty. We could compete.

As the broadband digital space develops, it's important for rules of the road to be clearly established.

We want to offer customers a choice in TV. By competing with traditional cable TV service, we will expand our network and provide the latest in broadband and video technologies. It's likely that this AT&T network upgrade will spark innovation and investment by other competitors in the market.

Michael Copps

The order is far from ideal, ... We take the dramatic step of reclassifying DSL in order to spur broadband deployment and to help consumers. I want to test that proposition a year from now.

The transformation of the business continues to deliver value to our customers and shareholders. Broadband growth continues to be very strong with the number of BT Wholesale connections now standing at more than seven million.

When I look into the Ericsson's mobility report that has predictions till 2018, the majority of people having mobile broadband by 2018 will be on 3G.

What it means is you've got two players, two big market players ? cable and telephone companies ? controlling right now the primary two types of broadband service into the home.

We have a very strong broadband infrastructure in Japan compared to other countries. There are various online contents on offer and these require a hard-disk.

The problem is wired broadband will always be cheaper and faster than wireless.

Mary Meeker

We are in or are entering TWO cycles instead of one broadband Internet and mobile.

Robert Williams

Many rural telecommunications companies provide the only broadband network connection to rural consumers. New services, such as voice over Internet protocol, can't reach rural consumers without riding a rural broadband network.

So many of today's younger generations live the digital lifestyle. So, it's no surprise to see them maximize broadband options like AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet to enjoy digital music and movies, instant messaging, streaming video, online gaming and more during special occasions -- and throughout the year. We're all experiencing the ongoing evolution -- and convergence -- of communications and entertainment as fast-paced, always-on, go-anywhere technologies, like these, continue to grow roots in the mainstream.

Poor recovery in broadband will hinder the development of an information society.

Cell coverage in most people's homes is not all that good. If you have one of these phones and you have a broadband connection and a wireless home network, you can make that call over your IP network.

If the customer isn't already buying high-quality broadband that doesn't have congestion, what are they getting - substandard performance?

Such a massive government intrusion into how a broadband service like video is marketed, offered and priced would undoubtedly chill the needed innovation and investment necessary to build out capital intensive networks that rely on the marketplace to determine the most economically effective way to provide a return on investment.

Great content is scarce and broadband distribution platforms are scarce. We can see more deals like this coming together to provide content for the Internet and digital TV.

What you are seeing is a shift away from e-commerce and back to the plumbing of the Internet. The telecom sector and software are doing quite well as are DSL, broadband and fiber optics. Most of them are retooling to enter the fiber optic age.

Steve Howe

It's simple: this partnership allows consumers to fire their phone company and sign up for the high-quality, low-cost voice and broadband solution that they deserve.

David Silverman

The media landscape has clearly changed with more and more marketers realizing that there is much to be gained from online advertising. With the increase in broadband penetration further enhancing how messages get delivered, we should continue to see a favorable environment for increased Internet ad spend.

As we enter fiscal 2000, rapid growth of emerging new businesses such as handheld computers and broadband access, coupled with success of our systems solutions, are transforming the growth profile of the company.

This continuing increase in broadband use is an essential step in a maturing Internet industry, ... Compared with their narrowband counterparts, broadband users spend more time and money online because their surfing experience is faster, more persistent, and ultimately, more satisfying. This is good news for consumers, publishers and advertisers alike.

We're still in Phase 1 of broadband video, and we're not likely to see any near-term impact on cable or satellite.

People are signing up for broadband in huge numbers because there's so much choice out there. Content is what drives broadband.