Monthly Archives: November 2009

Public money and broadband in France

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. Continue reading

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Backhaul bottlenecks

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. Continue reading

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Fibrecamp Britain: a reporter’s notes

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. Continue reading

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