Archive for December, 2008
NGA underway in the UK
Monday, December 15th, 2008Virgin Media today announced that they are offering a 50Mbps service to 5m homes on their network, with plans to offer the service to their whole network of 12m homes by Summer of 2009.
The BSG has issued a statement welcoming this announcement. The next generation broadband debate has now moved from the realms of theory [...]
iPlayer Day
Friday, December 12th, 2008To celebrate the iPlayer’s first anniversary since its soft launch, the BBC’s Internet blog has been blogging on a variety of iPlayer issues for iPlayer Day.
The blog has produced some interesting discussions, particularly their developments for delivery on multiple platforms, such as games consoles and mobiles as well as over broadband and cable networks. It [...]
The role for public sector intervention in next generation broadband
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Ofcom’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 something that the BSG has examined.
The BSG’s position has been, and continues to be, that next generation broadband deployment in the UK should be market-led. The market [...]
Obama and the growth of broadband
Monday, December 1st, 2008Much has been made of Barack Obama’s successful use of the Internet in organising and coordinating his campaign, and in engaging (and soliciting donations from) his supporters, with many refering to him as the first candidate to successfully do this.
This is true, but it is worth remembering that he and John McCain were the first [...]