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
The false dichotomy of competition vs. investment
I spent last week in Europe, in between Stockholm, Brussels and Paris and most of the topics I discussed, heard or addressed in public were in one way or another about policy. One thing that struck me is how the
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
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
The Dynamics of Public Private Collaboration in Next-Generation Access Infrastructure
Initiatives in municipal broadband have been one of the major changes in the telecom landscape in the last decade and are an accelerating trend. This is particularly significant in Europe, where both the telecom ecosystem and the regulatory framework have
A bit of good news on the ETNO/ITU take-over attempt front…
European Parliament Stairs (cc) photogreuhphies
This just in: the European Parliament posted a resolution with a large majority against ITU’s attempt at regulatory control of the internet. Here are the salient articles:
5. [The European Parliament] believes that the ITU,
Diffraction Analysis in Wired Business
An article in Wired Business written by Susan Crawford and published on Oct. 2nd (entitled We Can’t All Be in Google’s Kansas: A Plan for Winning the Bandwidth Race) mentions our New Zealand study and highlights the positive aspects
Can the New Zealand NGA Model be Replicated?
In policy circles in Europe and North America, there’s a lot of pondering about what model may (finally) boost NGA deployment and adoption. The temptation to look abroad is strong, and Australia is often pointed at as an example, but