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Report: Iceland Now Leads World in Broadband Penetration

Authored by dmw on April 12, 2006 - 7:39am.
Paris - Iceland now leads the world in broadband penetration, with 26.7% of those accessing the Internet in the country via a high-speed connection, according to a report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Iceland edged out long-time leader Korea (25.4%), as well as the Netherlands and Denmark, all of whom now claim greater than 25% broadband penetration. The U.S. ranked twelfth, with 16.8%, just behind Japan (17.6%). Overall, the OECD reports that the number of broadband subscriptions among its 30 member countries grew from 136 million in June 2005 to 158 million by December 2005. The U.S. has the largest total number of broadband subscribers in the OECD, with 49 million, accounting for 31% of all OECD broadband connections.
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Iceland's CCP Games Licenses "EVE Online" for Play in China

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 20, 2006 - 6:34am.
Reykjavik, Iceland - Icelandic game developer CCP Games announced on Monday that it has licensed the rights to Optic Communications to publish its "EVE Online" massively multiplayer online roleplaying game in China. Optic is expected to begin beta testing the game in China in the second quarter, with a fully localized version set to officially launch in the third quarter of 2006.
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