Where is NGA happening?
20 January 2009
There's a growing debate about the roll out in the UK of what is variously called super fast broadband, next generation broadband, or - to use the technical term - next generation access (NGA).
Besides the 'national' plans of Virgin Media and BT, there is an increasing number of local initiatives and the Communications Consumer Panel has been mapping these various initiatives for a study which it has published today.
As will be seen, the various schemes are of very different sizes and at very different stages of development, but collectively they represent a range of funding and business models and of technical delivery options that should contribute significantly to the national debate on the timing and form of the roll-out of NGA in the UK.
The Communications Consumer Panel hopes that it has done a service in bringing together what we believe to be the most comprehensive survey to date. We would welcome further information on any of the schemes that we have mentioned and on any initiatives not covered in this review. Please post your comments on this blog.