Reuters carried an interesting report today on Israel's plans for an ultra-fast broadband network. Not surprisingly, they note that Korea is a world leader in this area. Readers of this blog will know that I've been very interested in the arguments for and against building more speed into broadband networks. See, for example, my post back in 2009 on Korea's plans.
Also, if one needs evidence of the need for very fast broadband networks, read the article in today's Joongang Daily entitled "KT to disable data-gobbling smart-TV functions."