UK Orders Broadband Review
In England the government has started to review how the future of the internet is going to develop.
The government has said it will review the future of broadband internet in the UK amid calls that it should help firms pay for installing new infrastructure.
The world is advancing quickly to the next generation of broadband internet networks, super-fast internet highways that will power the business world of the future. The UK does not want to be left behind, to linger in the low-speed world of 2Mb ADSL lines.
The review has been ordered by Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform - and according to the industry, the current infrastructure is sadly lacking and cannot accommodate the increase in demand that the future holds - such as demand for services for downloading and streaming.
The UK is falling behind France and Germany who are already trialling broadband with much faster download speeds than anything offered in the UK.
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I think it’s great that the broadband situation in the UK is finally getting the recognition it deserves.
On Broadband Genie I am innundated with comments and emails from dissatisfied consumers who feel that they are paying over the odds for their broadband. This is particulary annoying whenEuropean counterparts are faring so much better!
Hopefully there will be some meaningful investmant in UK broadband ifrastructure as a result of this review.
50% of Europeans to use mobile broadband
Half of Europeans will be using mobile broadband by 2012, a new study has claimed.
Lower prices for mobile broadband services will dramatically increase the number of people opting to use mobile broadband technology, a study by Arthur D Little and Exane and reported by TotalTelecom claims.
“Lower [data] prices, the rollout of HSDPA networks, and also the uptake of HSDPA devices means that mobile broadband traffic growth is set to explode,” Antoine Pradayrol, head of telecoms at Exane BNP Paribas, told the website.
The increasing usage of mobile broadband is expected to put pressure on carriers however.
more info - http://broadbandmobile.blogspot.com/2008/04/50-of-europeans-to-use-mobile-broadband.html