The debate around next generation broadband is currently the key focus for the BSG.

In April 2007 the BSG released its 'Pipe Dreams?' report on prospects for next generation broadband in the UK. The report crystallised the key issues facing UK government and industry as we move towards next generation broadband in the UK, and made a series of recommendations.

The BSG has since been focused on implementing these recommendations, working with stakeholders to develop further insight into the issues the report raised in order to create an evidence base for public and regulatory policy-making.

The next generation broadband work programme has four workstreams:

• Policy
• Commercial
• Regulation
• Public sector intervention 

Download the next generation broadband work programme overview 

Learn more about the background to next generation broadband

Other relevant pages on the BSG website

BSG comments on the Caio Review of Next Generation Broadband 

BSG report: 'The costs of deploying fibre-based next-generation broadband infrastructure'

BSG report: 'A Framework for Evaluating the Value of Next Generation Broadband' 

BSG report: 'Models for efficient and effective public sector intervention in next generation broadband access networks'

BSG Conference: 'Beyond Pipe Dreams: Propsects for Next Generation Broadband in the UK'

BSG seminar: 'From Pipe Dreams to Reality'

BSG report: 'Pipe Dreams? Prospects for next generation broadband deployment in the UK'

BSG report: 'Predicting UK Future Residential Bandwidth Requirements'