Posts Tagged ‘electricity’


Section 4.1 – Universal connectivity: Networks

In a developed country such as Britain, everyone should be able to be part of the digital economy and digital society. The section considers whether there is a policy case for a new universality in relation to broadband. That involves access, education and understanding, affordability, hence take-up, and connectivity for all. Broadband today is becoming [...]

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Section 2.1 – Next Generation Access Networks

Some other countries (notably the developed economies in the Far East, the US metropolitan centres, urban France and the Netherlands) have taken an early lead in the deployment of next generation fibre-based or co-axial cable fixed networks. (Wireless technologies such as Long Term Evolution/ 4G and WiMax are also promising, but, within the constraints of [...]

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Section 2 – Digital Networks

Britain’s current network assets are the result of a series of legacy decisions: * the public asset transfer of the switched fixed network when BT was privatised * the exclusive geographical franchises of the 1990s for cable investment * 2G mobile licences issued without charge; auctioned 3G mobile licences; but in both cases, a commercial [...]

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