Vyyo Inc. issued a press release...announcing that it has been included by StarHub , Singapore's leading cable operator, in an RFP to build that nation's next-generation National Broadband Network (NBN). Through the NBN initiative, Singapore wants to make 1 Gbit/s of bandwidth available to 95 percent of its 1 million homes and businesses by 2012.

Well, don't America look downright pokey by comparison?

While about as concrete as being asked by the city of Chicago to participate in its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, Vyyo's selection by StarHub may have some interesting implications.