Essential Guide to Telecommunications, The, Third Edition

Conclusion

It appears that technology for making the Web fast and building infrastructure to keep up with large amounts of traffic is more advanced than business models for earning profits on the Internet. Internet service providers, online retailers and portal operators, among others, are struggling to build new infrastructure, attract customers and capital and eventually make a profit.

One unknown about the acceptance of the Internet as a medium for entertainment and consumer commerce is the rate at which populations adopt high-speed Internet access. It's also unclear if consumers see the Internet as just an extension of using a computer at work and want to watch television to relax in their off-hours rather than browse the Internet. As youngsters ...