Archive for January, 2008
Can the sewers deliver?
Thursday, January 31st, 2008H2O’s announcement last week that it will be running fibre cable through sewers in Dundee, Northampton and Bournemouth has certainly received plenty of coverage, generating considerable journalistic interest and consumer comment. The idea of running cable through the sewers has long been discussed in the UK, and is an idea utilised elsewhere in the world.
It [...]
Convergence Think Tank to start thinking, but what about?
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008The government’s new Convergence Think Tank (CTT) is due to have its first meeting in just over a fortnight. With such a wide brief in an ever-charging area there will be a variety of issues for it to address, and no shortage of voices striving to be heard.
Addressing the Oxford Media Convention last Thursday, Secretary [...]
Digital Region project moves to the next stage
Monday, January 14th, 2008Following an EU procurement process, Thales, along with bid partners Alcatel Lucent and Kingston Communication, have been chosen as the preferred bidder to deliver the Digital Region project, which will provide a next generation access network to approximately 600,000 homes across South Yorkshire.
Four local authorities in the South Yorkshire area have put the Digital Region [...]
Faltering start for Australian broadband ambitions
Monday, January 7th, 2008Australia’s new Labor government has been quick to follow-up on its key election pledge to make Australia a global leader in broadband. Within days of being elected, the new government announced the creation of a new Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. It has also pushed ahead with its plan to deploy a [...]