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• This is about CREATING demand!
  It seems that the tired old  argument of demand not justifying the deployment of a next generation network is rearing its ugly head. Again. I guess I am getting tired of saying the same things o...
  /posts/benoit.felten/this-is-about-creating-demand - Benoît FELTEN - 24 Apr 2009
• Digital Confusion
  The Digital Britain Report was finally released on Tuesday, and despite the build up, reactions to it have been mixed and, particularly where the broadband measures are concerned, somewhat confused. (...
  /posts/peter.shearman/digital-confusion - Peter Shearman - 18 Jun 2009
• Can superfast broadband save the economy?
  This week saw NESTA publish a policy paper advising that investment in fibre-optic broadband would be a vital part of the infrastructure of our digital economy as it emerges from the recession. NESTA ...
  /posts/peter.shearman/can-superfast-broadband-save-the-economy - Peter Shearman - 22 Apr 2009
• Broadband in the Budget
  In yesterday’s Budget, Alastair Darling stated government’s support for the knowledge economy and the communications sector, and set out a number of policies affecting the broadband indust...
  /posts/peter.shearman/broadband-in-the-budget - Peter Shearman - 23 Apr 2009
• Action on Filesharing Should Have a Quid Pro Quo
  Lord Mandelson is right to try to stop the illegal distribution of music and video. The scale on which it happens distorts incentives for participants in both the communications and the creative indus...
  /posts/paul.sanders/action-on-filesharing-should-have-a-quid-pro-quo - Paul Sanders - 4 Sep 2009
• Creating the digital citizen of the future? Knowledge and confidence is key
  The Government’s Digital Britain report rightly devotes a chapter to how you can “equip everyone to benefit” from the digital future. Whilst much of the commentary around the report has focus...
  /posts/pamela.learmonth/creating-the-digital-citizen-of-the-future-knowledge-and-confidence-is-key-3 - Pamela Learmonth - 13 Feb 2009
• The Internet Principles and EU Telecoms Package
  As our MEPs go to vote on the EU Telecoms package on May 5th, many MEPs will be wondering why are so many people writing to them concerning a law designed to protect consumer interests from a committe...
  /posts/mike.kiely/the-internet-principles-and-eu-telecoms-package - mike kiely - 29 Apr 2009
• Network Sharing and 2010 Digital Britain auction heist!
  In March 6th, 2000, 13 telecom companies deposited £50m each to take part in an auction for 5 3G spectrum licences. The auction was based on game theory, which was engineered to force the 13 com...
  /posts/mike.kiely/network-sharing-and-2010-digital-britain-auction-heist - mike kiely - 26 Oct 2009
• Multi-vendor femtocells and a change in spectrum policy!
  Multi-vendor femtocells and a change in spectrum policy - a key to convergence.The Digital Britain report outlined some good starting points for a Universal Service Commitment of 2 Mbps by 2012. This ...
  /posts/mike.kiely/multi-vendor-femtocells-and-a-change-in-spectrum-policy - mike kiely - 18 Nov 2009
• Improve Digital Britain, de-rate fibre rollouts!
  This blog examines the role of the rateable valuation in discouraging the investment in network infrastructure.  I am of the school of thought that fibre to the home is hard to justify, give...
  /posts/mike.kiely/improve-digital-britain-de-rate-fibre-rollouts - mike kiely - 22 Jul 2009