The Net Times

Broadband deployment, left to market forces, makes Finnish broadband connections “only” 13th fastest in Europe

Cisco sees Finland’s low standing as a cause for concern; at the beginning of the decade, Finland was “right at the top” in broadband services. In Sweden, state and local authorities have taken on a much stronger role in setting up Internet connections than those in Finland have. Hundreds of millions of euros in public funds were invested in 2001-2007 to extend the high-speed fibre optic cable network to every corner of the country. […] The study finds that Finland’s Internet connections are quite sufficient for handling today’s usage. However, more input would be needed for the use of services looming a year or two from now. More…