Adoption, Usage, and Global Impact of Broadband Technologies: Diffusion, Practice and Policy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781609600112)

Broadband internet has the potential to profoundly impact science, business and society, while simultaneously transforming almost every aspect of everyday life. Because of broadband's increasingly prominent role and presence, it is both appropriate and timely to understand the deployment and adoption of broadband technologies worldwide. Adoption, Usage, and Global Impact of Broadband Technologies: Diffusion, Practice and Policy contains a masterful synthesis of literature intended to enhance knowledge of broadband deployment, diffusion, adoption, usage and impact from the global perspective. Including chapters from researchers with varied geographical, educational and cultural backgrounds, this book helps the reader to understand the differences in the adoption of broadband in different countries and examine comparative policy issues at national and international levels.

Author: Yogesh K. Dwivedi
ISBN-10: 1609600118
ISBN-13: 9781609600112
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2010
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.38lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.80w x 0.90d