Fantastic Video on Net Neutrality

I’ve long held the idea that a short video explaining the concept of net neutrality to joe and jane average should be feasible. This isn’t a short video, but it’s the next big thing. It features a (fake) researcher doing

The (Slow) Fiber Revolution: My speech at Freedom to Connect

Freedom to Connect is a unique event in technology. The speakers there are just not the usual bunch of speakers, a mix of long-term visionaries and disruptive entrepreneurs. I felt a little pedestrian myself amongst that crowd, but I console

Off-Topic: iPhone 4S and Voice Recognition (in Scotland)

If you're a sad geek like me you tried to follow the Apple announcements last night despite one live blogging service after another collapsing. The Siri announcement is certainly the most potentially disruptive thing out of that press conference. For

FTTH for Dummies

The FTTH Council Europe has released a video to explain the benefits of FTTH to laypeople. It's a necessary exercice, even if for the people reading this blog on a regular basis it'll probably feel like FTTH for Dummies. It's

Articulating the NBN Vision

NBN Co. last week released an excellent video articulating the potential benefits of universal high-speed broadband. It’s really a very good way of highlighting why it matters. There’s a good balance between vital benefits and lifestyle benefits highlighted. Of course,

How Net Discrimination Works (Or Doesn’t Work…)

I'm increasingly puzzled by the net discrimination stance that a number of European Incumbents have started to push forward in the last few months despite mounting evidence that the "alternative business model for the internet" that they are pushing forward

Of Video-Communication and Killer Apps

I"ve already mentioned this several times on this blog, I believe that Video-Communication could be a defining service for next-generation access networks provided that service providers don't let the opportunity pass them by, act boldly and engage the ecosystem of

In which I rant against the all-mobile utopians

Cisco Umi Survey Results

I let the Cisco Umi survey run until last night. As of that time, there were 66 respondants (not bad…) Before I comment the results, let me stress that I do not consider this to be either unbiased or statistically

Farmers Digging Up for Fibre

In the wake of a rural broadband conference in the UK last week, this video of a fibre dig by a bunch of farmers is very interesting. If memory serves correctly, it's not the first time that the video circulates,