Singapore set to build New Broadband Network

February 24th, 2006 by e-tech

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said on friday that Singapore plans to build a new national broadband network aimed at ensuring the island-state keeps pace with rapid technological change.

In his Budget 2006 speech, Lee said: “Other countries and cities are already implementing ultra-high speed broadband and wireless networks. Some are laying fibre to homes, in anticipation of future demand.