Last Updated 12/10/01
The most fundamental requirement of IT industry is the need for dependableand affordable priced telecommunications service. IT-based technology companies tend to look mainly for Internet connectivity, power supply, telephone lines. Other infrastructure may be needed for specialized industries.
Telecommunication Infrastructure
The most important factors which influence the decision of siting a facility by a technology organization are strategic location, good infrastructure, political stability, free-market economy, rule of law, availability of professional services and clean government. Software firms require redundancy in power sources and access to telecommunication lines, back up power, and space to expand their operations. Internet related firms combine high tech infrastructure and creative content requirements. Specifically, they need ready access to high bandwidth telecommunications systems such as fiber-optic cable. For example Activate.Net needed unobstructed h it translates into Internet content. Its unique requirement was met by finding an older commercial building south of the Seattle downtown core with a large roof space, surrounding zoning that precluded taller buildings, and proximity to an underutilized fiber optic cable.
India, despite its growth as a software exporter, has yet to develop as a lucrative market for Internet service providers. India's inadequate telecom infrastructure, which allows for only 2.2 main lines per 100 citizens, remains a problem. Further compounding the problem, line quality is often so poor that Internet access speeds cannot be achieved. The study found that total Internet use in India stands at 0.4 percent of the population, or 1.8 million people.
On the other hand Hong Kong offers state of art telecom infrastructure for companies investing there. The telecommunications system is fully digitized. The mobile phone services market is very competitive with six operators and 11 networks. There are currently more than 200 Internet Service Providers in Hong Kong, more than five of which provide broadband connections. Broadband Internet connection is available to over 90% of households[2] and more than 95% of business buildings. A cyber port, built to accommodate hi-tech companies, is under construction.
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