2015 has been a troubled year on the international scene, and while it isn’t our role at Diffraction Analysis to comment news events, no matter how dramatic, they keep haunting our field as well, with a broad and fast extension
Plucking the low-hanging broadband policy fruit
Ever since moving to Asia last year I have been looking around for what was happening broadband policy wise and gradually realized how much work needs to be done in this area. Earlier this year I wrote an article for
NBN Co should NOT open its network to retail customers
It won’t come as a surprise that I follow what’s happening with Australia’s NBN Co with interest. After all, even if I’ve been highly critical of the plan’s implementation and it’s political weaknesses, it still is a national broadband network
DT didn’t shelf its variable rate plans…
There was an interesting and animated discussion on twitter yesterday about the fact that journalists systematically present network congestion due to Online Service Providers as a given. The discussion led to talk about Deutsche Telekom’s pay what you eat
Meet Us in Brussels
Diffraction Analysis CEO/CRO will be in Brussels on November 19th-20th, speaking at a number of events:
On November 19th, Benoit will be one of the speakers at the Swedish Municipalities event entitled Maximizing Fiber Infrastructure Investment in Europe. He
The Maddening Schizophrenia of US Incumbents
I must confess to a particular fondness for those moments of synchronicity when different news items happen to collide in the same cycle, violently contradicting each other. This week is a great example.
On Tuesday, Techzone 360 published a really
How much money is there in Net Discrimination?
One of the striking realizations of my Analyst career was when I found out that very often companies in the broadband ecosystem defend, or even lobby for positions that they assume to be in their interest for ideological reasons,
Connectivity Models for Developing Economies
There are recurring misconceptions about broadband in emerging markets. These are considered “truths” and repeated in newspaper articles and at telecom events. For example:
- “There’s no space for wireline services in developing economies!”
- “FTTH in emerging markets? You’ve got to
Kansas Legislature Introduces Bill to Limit Internet Investment
See on Scoop.it – Connected World
Benoit Felten‘s insight:
Looks like the US incumbents are at it again, trying to stifle competition through restrictive legislation, in Kansas this time. Commentary has been that it might be to hamper another
Gigabit at Bayonette’s Point!
I’ll be honest, I’d never heard of Bayonette until I read this article in ZDNet. I tend to be cautious around such announcements because while it’s relatively easy to get coverage in the tech press, it’s much harder