I was having a nice lunch and involved discussion with a good friend who works with a major equipment vendor the other day, and the discussion, as if often does these days, steered towards vectoring and the impact thereof.
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What it takes to compete with Over-The-Top television
For the last few weeks, I have been busy working on a big in-depth report on NGA services. Although its importance can sometimes be exaggerated, TV content is of course at the heart of NGA portfolio considerations, and I
Building the Optimal NGA Service Portfolio
Building an NGA service portfolio is a challenging task: the cost of the new infrastructure being deployed is such that profitability can only be obtained if significant proportions of customers switch from legacy broadband to NGA broadband. Balancing price and
Opinion: KPN’s Perfect Storm
By Herman Wagter
The early morning fog over Heathrow on February 19th reminded a lot of people going to the FttHEu2013 conference of the fact that in real life many risks have asymmetric outcomes: the “risk” that your plane arrives
Fiber Networks in Germany
The German market has always been a trend-setter when it comes to telecoms, and in the realm of next-generation access, it is no different. In many ways, the municipal and utility initiatives in Germany are comparable to some of the
Speaking at Next Gen 12
We only ever attended one Next Gen event (in Scotland last June) but we really liked the way the event was run and the content that was highlighted. Speakers were good and relevant, plenty of opportunity for discussions and networking.
Diffraction Analysis NGA Workshop in Bogota
In two weeks time on June 1st, my excellent ex-colleague Wally Swain and I will be running a one-day workshop on NGA business models in Bogota, Colombia, on the backend of the ACIEM Telecom Conference.
The purpose of the workshop
Putting our money where our mouth is…
A few weeks back I announced the nature of my new business venture Diffraction Analysis. I got a lot of messages supporting or congratulating, but the fact is that at that point in time it wasn't visible to the
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
Introducing the Fiberevolution mailing list
This is something I've been meaning to do for months, if not years, but always pushed back. I love blogging and it's brought me a lot (as I hope it has to my readers), but one thing that has becoming