Before we get into this, let me make one thing clear: this article is pure speculation. We have no insider information about this, neither have we talked to anyone inside Free about it. It’s very likely we’re wrong. But
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Happy New Year, Bonne Année, 新年快乐
We at Diffraction Analysis are rarely early on our new year’s wishes. It’s in our french DNA to wait for the end of January (which conveniently brings us closer to celebrating the Chinese Year of the Rooster as well). But
FTTH Council Europe 2017: “Together, building a brighter future”
At first when I heard that the FTTH Council Europe was going to have its conference in Marseille, I couldn’t figure out why instead of going to a new country the Council was going to a smaller city in a
Salvaging Google Fiber’s Achievements
In the wake of Google Access CEO Craig Barratt’s “goodbye Access” post on the Google Fiber blog yesterday, there are papers left, right and center predicting the end of Google Fiber. Barratt’s post tries to sound upbeat, but in essence
White Paper: Quels degrés de liberté dans l’écosystème Android
Lorsque la Commission Européenne a annoncé son enquête concernant le système Android de Google en Avril dernier, nous avions entamé des discussions avec différents interlocuteurs ayant un intérêt pour ce sujet, et avions été surpris de voir à quel point
White Paper: Mapping Openness in the Android Ecosystem
When the European Commission launched its investigation into Google’s Android back in April, we discussed the ins and outs with various stakeholders and were surprised to find out how little decision makers knew or understood about the Android Ecosystem. We
No closer to a Digital Single Market
The Digital Single Market (DSM) has been hailed as one of the great tasks of the Juncker commission. As usual with the commission, the goals as expressed are lofty:
- Give consumers better access to digital goods across Europe;
- Create the
Entering the IoT Market as a Broadband Operator
IoT (or Internet of Things) may seem like the buzzword of the year, but the fact is that even if the scope of IoT applications is only partly visible today, the technology is standardizing fast and strategic positioning for players
Structural Remedies to Solve the Rural Broadband Issue
It would be an understatement to say that rural broadband policy in developed markets has largely been inadequate. The default program in many countries in Europe and elsewhere has been to hand in money to incumbent operators to subsidise NGA
Making Broadband Policy More Effective
When you’ve been working on broadband policy as long as I have, you know one thing for sure: while everyone agrees that broadband policy is necessary, as soon as you start looking at what it should be, everyone disagrees.
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