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China to bring gigabit Internet speeds to key cities by 2020 |
August 19, 2013
China plans to bring gigabit Internet speeds to its major cities by 2020, part of its effort to expand broadband among households in the nation.The Chinese government set out the target in its new broadband strategy announced on Saturday. By 2020, Internet speeds will need to reach 50 Mbps (mega bits per second) in the country's cities, and 12 Mbps in China's rural areas.In addition, gigabit Internet service, which can reach 1000 Mbps, will be available in the country's more developed cities, according to the government.China has the world's largest Internet populace at close to 600 million. But average Internet speeds in the country currently reach 1.7 Mbps, putting China far behind many of its peers in Asia, according to a report from Akamai Technologies, a content delivery and cloud infrastructure services network.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2046941/china-to-bring-gigabit-internet-speeds-to-key-cities-by-2020.html#tk.rss_all
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