Monthly Archives: November 2009

Public money and broadband in France

By Pauline | Published: November 25, 2009
NEXTGEN09, LEEDS — What’s the best way for local authorities to encourage the roll out of next-generation broadband without distorting competition? The French experience, recounted by Gabrielle Gauthey, senior vice-president for public affairs at Alcatel-Lucent, seems to suggest that investing in backhaul is the right way to go.
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Backhaul bottlenecks

By Pauline | Published: November 16, 2009
None of the consumer applications being discussed at Fibrecamp Britain today really require fibre, but in a perverse kind of way perhaps that’s a good thing. Today’s community networks are severely constrained by backhaul; until this problem is solved then innovative applications don’t stand a chance.
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Fibrecamp Britain: a reporter’s notes

By Pauline | Published: November 16, 2009
It was standing room only at Fibrecamp this afternoon; a measure of the interest in providing high-speed broadband and next-generation access in the UK.
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