More details on the B4RN FTTH model

Despite its naff title 'The Villagers Digging for Victory', this article in the Telegraph is actually pretty good and contributes a fair amount of detail on the financial model of B4RN, the community rural project in the UK

The Importance of B4RN

It would be easy to dismiss the B4RN initiative in the UK as such a small scale approach that it is meaningless, and that's no doubt what the lobbyists who try to shape policy and regulation in the UK are

CityFibre appoints Macquarie to put together financing plan

When it comes to discussing City Fibre Holdings, I'm not neutral, since Diffraction Analysis works as advisors to their board. So I won't say much in the way of commenting this announcement, except that I think it's significant in highlighting

Hyperoptic: Hypercool or Hyperbole?

UK company Hyperoptic announced yesterday that its FTTH first customers were going live in Wandsworth, London, in a 133 flat estate called Price's Court. The UK tech press gave the announcement some coverage today, though not a huge amount, it

Is the Rainbow Revolution just round the corner?

James Enck doesn't blog near enough these days, although it's perfectly understandable considering his new role at CFH and his collaboration with Diffraction Analysis. But when he does, it's as good as ever, witty and insightful.

A few months ago

PBS Documentary on Broadband in the UK and Netherlands

There's an excellent PBS documentary from their series Need to Know entitled High Fiber. It highlights the broadband successes in the UK and the Netherlands in contrast to the US broadband quality and price issues. Some of the more

UK FTTP scene crowded… with intentions!

Lately the UK broadband scene has seen a number of projects emerge. There's the Fujitsu/Virgin/Talk Talk announcement, the rebirth of CityFibre from the Ashes of i3, and now this new one called HyperOptic. In fact there are at least

Fujitsu, Virgin and Talk Talk rock BT’s boat

(Note: whenever I mention BT in this post, I mean the BT group, including openreach, wholesale and retail)

Incumbents are facing a difficult conundrum as the market (slowly) shifts from copper to fiber. Short-term financial considerations (and shareholder

Friday Fiber New Roudup (Bouygues, Free, NZ and BT)

I haven't been very good at posting these last couples of weeks, for which I apologise. In case you're dying for some fiber news and more besides, here are a few links to satisfy your craving. I will make every

The trouble with ducts and poles

I have written in the past about passive infrastructure remedies to competition. Portugal is one country where such remedies seem to have had positive effects on the market. Applying similar remedies in the UK was a big part of the