Browsing by Author "Obren, Mark"

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Broadband Diffusion: Lags from Vintage Capital, Learning by Doing, Information Barriers and Network Effects

Howell, Bronwyn; Obren, Mark (2002)

This paper examines the factors that affect the uptake of broadband in the residential and SME markets. We searched the economics literature on diffusion theory and identified five different models that potentially provide ...
Seminar: The Tyranny of Distance Prevails

Howell, Bronwyn; Obren, Mark (2010)

The Tyranny of Distance Prevails Internet technologies have been widely claimed to herald an end to the 'tyrannies of distance' that have proved costly for small remote trade-dependent economies. Consequently support for ...
Telecommunications Usage in New Zealand: 1993-2003

Howell, Bronwyn; Obren, Mark (2003)

This report suggests that the telecommunications market in New Zealand is surprisingly mature. We infer that the potential for growth is limited. There has been negligible growth in any of the number of fixed lines either ...
The Tyranny of Distance Prevails: HTTP protocol latency and returns to fast fibre internet access network deployment in remote economies

Howell, Bronwyn; Obren, Mark (2010)

As public policies seek to advance deployment of enhanced broadband infrastructure as a means of acquiring economic advantage the issue has arisen of the extent that additional economic performance accrues from increases ...

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