Comments on: Digital Britain? http://www.bloomagency.co.uk/blog/search-and-social/digital-britain/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:31:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brian Wadsworth http://www.bloomagency.co.uk/blog/search-and-social/digital-britain/#comment-193 Brian Wadsworth Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:14:43 +0000 http://www.bloomagency.co.uk/blog/?p=375#comment-193 I've now investigated this a bit more and discovered that BT's 'plan' is actually not to 'fibre' 1m homes but to provide a mix of fibre to the home and fibre to the cabinet with co-ax to the home; with the bias heavily towards coax deployment. Furthermore, in discussions with a senior Director at at fibre based service provider last week, it would seem that there is a potential conflict of interest perceived at Board level within larger service providers, due to short term Balance Sheet consideration, which is inhibiting them engaging fully with Fibre to the Home deployment. There is a need for a voice to create a powerful lobby into the right ears to remove this inhibitor; or at least to facilitate deployment via other channels. I can think of no better forum than Digital Media with a vested interest to increase bandwidth to acceptable (at the very least 20MB bi-directional) to enable the internet to reach its potential as well as UK ltd compete on the global stage. But then we in the UK are notoriously accepting of status quo and a bit slow to complain so perhaps there is no care? For anyone intrested, I can point you towards a forum where this debate and drive is gradually picking up momentum. I’ve now investigated this a bit more and discovered that BT’s ‘plan’ is actually not to ‘fibre’ 1m homes but to provide a mix of fibre to the home and fibre to the cabinet with co-ax to the home; with the bias heavily towards coax deployment.
Furthermore, in discussions with a senior Director at at fibre based service provider last week, it would seem that there is a potential conflict of interest perceived at Board level within larger service providers, due to short term Balance Sheet consideration, which is inhibiting them engaging fully with Fibre to the Home deployment.
There is a need for a voice to create a powerful lobby into the right ears to remove this inhibitor; or at least to facilitate deployment via other channels.
I can think of no better forum than Digital Media with a vested interest to increase bandwidth to acceptable (at the very least 20MB bi-directional) to enable the internet to reach its potential as well as UK ltd compete on the global stage.
But then we in the UK are notoriously accepting of status quo and a bit slow to complain so perhaps there is no care?
For anyone intrested, I can point you towards a forum where this debate and drive is gradually picking up momentum.

]]> By: Alex Craven http://www.bloomagency.co.uk/blog/search-and-social/digital-britain/#comment-192 Alex Craven Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:09:36 +0000 http://www.bloomagency.co.uk/blog/?p=375#comment-192 I think it is clear that providing fibre to a megre 1m homes simply wont cut it. This level of connectivity isnt an option it is a must and i think those of us in the digital industries (or all industries for that matter) need to find a voice here and lobby on this. To all you digital types.. put simply if Britain doesnt make this investment whilst the US and Europe do, then we simply wont be able to compete and if you want to work in this industry it will have to be abroad.. time to brush up your french?! I think it is clear that providing fibre to a megre 1m homes simply wont cut it. This level of connectivity isnt an option it is a must and i think those of us in the digital industries (or all industries for that matter) need to find a voice here and lobby on this.

To all you digital types.. put simply if Britain doesnt make this investment whilst the US and Europe do, then we simply wont be able to compete and if you want to work in this industry it will have to be abroad.. time to brush up your french?!

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