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• The incumbent telcos' attack on YouTube looks like a suicide pact
  There is a right way and a wrong way to go about finding new business models for broadband services. Having just published a report jointly with Telco 2.0, I've been spending a lot of time delving...
  /posts/dean.bubley/the-incumbent-telcos-attack-on-youtube-looks-like-a-suicide-pact - Dean Bubley - 13 Apr 2010
• The role for public sector intervention in next generation broadband
  Ofcom’s Super-fast broadband blog recently raised the issue of ‘when and where?’ public sector intervention in next generation broadband would be required. This is a key issue, and s...
  /posts/peter.shearman/the-role-for-public-sector-intervention-in-next-generation-broadband - Peter Shearman - 4 Dec 2008
• 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 time of swine flu
  In a deep global recession the last thing the world needs is a new economic shock, but that seems to be exactly what we are facing. The World Health Organisation raised its flu pandemic alert level to...
  /posts/peter.shearman/broadband-in-the-time-of-swine-flu - Peter Shearman - 1 May 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
• 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 h...
  /posts/pamela.learmonth/creating-the-digital-citizen-of-the-future-knowledge-and-confidence-is-key - Pamela Learmonth - 20 Apr 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
• Said Business School Report
  Just worked my way through this report about Broadband Quality released yesterdayI wish I hadn't now. It so clearly states how very far behind Britain is, and yet the spin is already beginning to ...
  /posts/lindsey.annison/said-business-school-report - Lindsey Annison - 1 Oct 2009
• Power to the people (JFDI)
  OK, now we have the next two episodes of the JFDI FTTH dig in Wray. For those within the industry, it seems there is quite some interest in the approach taken, which whilst not necessarily upholding t...
  /posts/lindsey.annison/power-to-the-people-jfdi - Lindsey Annison - 15 May 2009