Internet is now becoming very essential. Regarding if it’s personal or for business use. There are many things that internet can do especially in a country. It is now been a critical or main tool that allows buyers and seller to have unlimited access to information regarding the goods and services; and venue it does away with the limits of geography, the time zone and in some cases the need for a physical office. For businesses and consumers it has become a commonplace to utilize internet for a variety of transactions from emails to actual online purchases. Like for Pacific Islands which comprise 20,000 to 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean, internet access helps them in their development. With the internet that is becoming an increasingly essential communication tool, an affordable and accessible communications are vital important to remote communities like in Pacific islands. But, prices charged for dial-up Internet services within various Pacific Island countries are very high relative to household income that forming a major barrier for take-up of internet subscriptions. In the Pacific Island countries has excessive internet access because of the geographic limitations on the availability of internet most particularly broadband services that create digital divide with people unable to take advantage of the internet’s potential for their social and economic benefit. Even for those who are able to subscribe to the internet accesses are still limited by the bandwidth that is available in the Pacific Island countries. Typically restricted to the major population centres, broadband has limited coverage and relatively low bandwidth with services with downstream bandwidths in excess of 512kbit/s that is currently available only from operators or ISPs in the larger countries like with Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuata. Those users that are restricted to dial-up services have a very different experience with those who are broadband users. For those with dial-up users they can send and receive emails, browse web pages and use internet messaging or chat services. These are all applications that are capable for low bandwidth services and with those with some brief delays that are tolerated. However for broadband users will be seeking a far richer interactive experience while with broadband it enables access to real-time applications such as voice and video telephony, streaming media and online games, where in any delays due to congestion are less acceptable.
Pacific Island nations has been working to build up its information and communication technology (ICT) capacity to help overcome some of the challenges presented by geography. Most organizations have plans for expanding the use of ICT in their organizations like online broadcasting , online magazine, digital editing, expanding telecommunications infrastructure to remote islands, automating national archives, networking all computers for Internet access, wide area network linking education centres on outer islands, improved communication links with regional/international education bodies, increase Internet access for schools, improve outer island communication equipment, establish sports information centre, develop sports database, Establish a website provision of unlimited flat-rate access to promote development of e-governance and improve Internet access, catalogue museum collections on computer, provide specialist training for IT staff, trial audio and videoconferencing to selected remote schools, establish a new broadband data network, plan to use online education services for staff training and development, install a network system so that everyone has access to the information, upgrade remote links for corporate LAN/WAN to another 6 provincial Business Centres, enable use of email and other corporate resources such as online queries, faults, etc., plans for a GSM mobile system, new network for accounts and file systems, ensure ICT is available to everybody at least costs, introduce Internet and email to all secondary schools, use of satellite communications for regional IP network, replacement of old computers, develop CD-DVD production capabilities, news online. This long list of development plans indicates widespread interest and energy in expanding the use of ICTs in Pacific countries…