Archive for March, 2008
PlusNet highlight ISP costs
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008While discussing something broadband related (strange how I keep talking about broadband with people), I was pointed in the direction of the PlusNet blog, which I hadn’t come across before.
This particular entry discussed the costs incurred by ISPs, depending on their choice of wholesale product, peering arrangements with other providers, costs incurred using transit providers [...]
NGA - would you pay?
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008In a previous post I explored what the topics of discussion would be at the government’s Convergence Think Tank, and suggested that next generation access (NGA) would probably be a key secondary issue to public service broadcasting (PSB).
At the seminar yesterday, NGA was indeed discussed. It was interesting to see, particularly for someone fairly new [...]
The importance of speed?
Monday, March 10th, 2008Many of you will have noticed the adverts currently being run by a particular ISP, which focus on the superior speed of its fibre-based network.
This campaign taps in to the importance consumers appear to place on speed – as is demonstrated by a recent BBC Online readers’ debate about Next Generation Access.
However, while headline speeds [...]
Review gives NGA momentum
Monday, March 3rd, 2008The government recently announced an independent review of next generation broadband, to be led by former Cable and Wireless CEO Francesco Caio.
The BSG welcomes the review. The terms of the review build on a number of the issues we highlighted in the Pipe Dreams report, and will complement ongoing work by the BSG.
We have long [...]