Table 2 Dimensions and variables for the DE Index.
Variables | Details (unit) | Attribute |
|---|---|---|
Infrastructure | Fiber optic cable line length (10,000Â km) | + |
Mobile phone exchange capacity (10,000 households) | + | |
Internet broadband access ports (10,000) | + | |
Industrial scale | Total telecommunication services (100Â million yuan) | + |
Revenue from main business of telecommunication industry (100Â million yuan) | + | |
Revenue from software operations (100Â million yuan) | + | |
Employed people engaged in information transmission, software and information technology services in urban units (10,000 persons) | + | |
User scale | Internet broadband access subscribers (10,000 households) | + |
Digital television user (10,000 households) | + | |
Number of web pages (10,000) | + | |
Number of domains (10,000) | + | |
Mobile phone penetration (department/hundred people) | + | |
Mobile subscribers at year-end (10,000) | + |
