[CAnet - news] FTTH allows teachers in Wymong to teach English in Korea

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 [A great example how broadband provided by FTTH allows new business =
models
to evolve. From a pointer on Gordon Cook's list-BSA]

http://www.app-rising.com/gdblog/2008/05/broadband_enables_wyoming_to_t.h=
tml

Broadband Enables Wyoming To Teach English to South Korea

I read a tremendous article found in Jim Baller's
[http://www.casperstartribune.com/articles/2008/05/09/news/breaking/doc48=
247
87da7b01237580282.txt] regular email newsletter earlier this week that
highlights a number of interesting and important points.

It details an initiative where 150 teachers are going to be finding
employment in Wyoming teaching South Koreans how to speak English.

Firstly, it's a tremendous example of the use of broadband as the =
teaching
is conducted via videoconferencing.

Secondly, they specifically mention that what makes this possible is the
fact that Powell, Wyoming, where the teachers will be located, is =
deploying
a full fiber network with the capacity to enable high quality
videoconferencing.

Thirdly, it's another example of how broadband enables the creation of =
new
jobs that allow people to work from home.

Fourthly, it shows how there are businesses to be made catering to
educational pursuits and not just entertainment related endeavors.

Fifthly, it shows how far ahead South Korea is in their use of broadband =
to
enable better education.

Lastly, and unfortunately not necessarily a positive, it highlights the =
fact
that South Koreans are aggressively pursuing applications that can not =
only
be a good business but also benefit society as the money behind this =
comes
not from the US but a South Korean venture capitalist.

Whew, that's a lot of points hit in an article that's not much longer =
than
this post, but there's simply no denying how many relevant points it =
touches
upon.

But what I think I like about it most is that even though it's being =
funded
and driven by South Koreans, it's still creating new jobs here in the =
US.
It's jobs like these that will help us reverse the trend of outsourcing =
so
that other countries can come to rely on the expertise, know how, and =
hard
work of the American people.

And it's important to never forget that this is all possible only =
through
the power of broadband.



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