JULY 6 — OpenNet, Singapore’s builder of fibre infrastructure, is having a tumultuous time rolling out the nation’s Next Generation National Broadband Network.
The plan is to connect 95 per cent of all households by the middle of the year but demand is apparently weak, with current subscription take-up at little more than 150,000 (12 per cent).
With the Singapore government expectations now increasing, OpenNet’s conundrum is this: Are the low connection rates the result of actual low demand or complex bureaucratic and pricing issues? Full story
