IHT SupportIn the developing world, broadband spans the digital divide.

In the developing world, broadband spans the digital divide. Wi-Fi, fiber optics and motorcycles spread the Internet. Thomas Crampton. IHT. Online December 2006. Breakthroughs in the delivery of the Internet have created a variety of ways to spread high-speed Internet in developing countries, in some cases bringing remote regions online more rapidly than expected. … R. Poornalingam, chairman of the WiMax research center: "The most striking change will be pulling down the knowledge divide between rural and urban areas."… In addition to information for education, Poornalingam said broadband would improve lives by bringing medicine to remote areas. … Scarlett Fondeur, an economic affairs officer at Unctad: "Government policies end up being more important than the actual technologies in determining the pace of adoption.” …