Back in November I participated in an event in London organised by the Reform Think Tank about the future of broadband in Britain and, in particular, the debate around structural separation. The videos were uploaded by Reform, but unfortunately
Structural Separation : a Solution to boost FTTH investment
Our webinar on Nov. 18th hosted by the FTTH Council Europe was extremely successful, both in terms of attendance and in the level of engagement and quality of questions. The video has been uploaded, and is available here. The
Opinion: FTTH is (relatively) cheap
The debate around next-generation access in general and Fiber to the Home in particular is dominated by one single overbearing concept: deploying a new fiber infrastructure is prohibitively expensive. We all have this cost figure of around $1000 per home
Thinking Long-Term
I was reading the november issue of Wired on the plane this week (the beauty of digital copies on tablets is that you can catch up on past issues!) and something struck me while reading the article on Amazon and
Is the Rainbow Revolution just round the corner?
A few months ago
Timing The Infrastructure Investment in Next-Generation Access Networks
In this report, we investigate how the choice of network architecture and the strategic timing of the infrastructure deployment might affect the network operator’s ability to win and retain market share.
Timing the infrastructure investment in next-generation access, written by
Money talks, but what does it say? Examining the EIB’s loan activity for fibre projects
Funding is one of the key issues in the NGA ecosystem and one that is often not given the attention it deserves. The European Investment Bank has recently announced some significant investments in FTTP operations. Other funds are also considering
Telcos and the culture of risk (or lack thereof)
In recent months, I have become increasingly aware of how risk-averse telcos have become. Some might argue that they have never been much for taking risks. I'm not sure I agree with that: in the boom years of 1998-2001, telcos
Ambition (Lack Thereof…)
French tech blogger and fiber enthusiast Jean-Michel Billaut pointed on his blog to a recently published study about the electrification of France. According to this study, the cost of electrifying France was 762bn of today's euros.
I sometimes wonder
The Incentive Paradox aka European NGA State Aid Guidelines
At the end of last week, the European Commission finally released its new rulings on state aid for broadband. The full document is called Community Guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to rapid deployment of broadband