Connectivity Scorecard › China | Nokia Siemens Networks
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Study created by Professor Leonard Waverman, London Business School, and economic consulting firm LECG, commissioned by Nokia Siemens Networks.
China
Connectivity
score 4.45
Executive Summary
China finishes in 6th place on the Connectivity Scorecard, with an overall score of 4.45. This score may seem surprising given that China is seen by some as likely to surpass the U.S. as the world’s economic powerhouse before the middle of this century.
However, the Chinese performance on the Connectivity Scorecard roughly concurs with China’s ranking in terms of GDP per capita - China is no longer a ‘low income’ or ‘less developed country’ in the same vein as several sub-Saharan African nations. But per capita GDP is below the levels seen in Malaysia, South Africa, Mexico or Brazil. Viewed in that light, China’s Connectivity score is not a true surprise.
China Connectivity Performance by Scorecard Component
Areas of strength
Consumer infrastructure – broadband and provision of public fixed-line infrastructure, such as payphones.
Areas for improvement
Business usage and business-related infrastructure, e.g. deployment of secure Internet servers, business data access lines and PC penetration