"We're hearing also talk of 'super phones' which have fourth-generation chips in them that allow instantaneous access to videos and photos.

VOA: special.2011.01.10

On a much lighter note, global high-speed broadband adoption (defined as any speed equal or greater than 10Mbps) grew by 2.7 percent last quarter, with top honors going to South Korea where nearly half the population enjoys super fast internet access.

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In December the government announced that every community in the UK would gain access to super-fast broadband by 2015.

BBC: Kent broadband improvement plans to be announced

This is despite people in rural Wales being less likely to have access to super-fast broadband connections, a 3G phone signal and a choice of suppliers.

BBC: Digital divide between Wales and rest of UK narrows