In other news, HunTel Systems has invested in Convacent. Look for new headend processing components and optical transport products to come from the company this year. The first phase of the new net, which will provide voice, video and data to more than 45,000 students and 4,500 staff, will see Swinburne upgrade its existing ATM backbone to gigabit Ethernet on each of its six campuses. In Korea, there's evidence that a strong link exists between broadband access and the popularity of online gaming. We found that more than half of the Korean population is connected to the Internet via broadband access, either through ADSL or cable connection.
Gaming is very popular with broadband access because it gives users instant gratification.
CableVision Monterrey in Mexico recently deployed WorldGate Interactive Service. This deal, along with existing deployments, makes WorldGate the dominant provider of ITV products and services using the cable infrastructure throughout Latin America, according to the company. You may now print or save this document.