Summit to be held with broadband industry
May 26, 2008
In a recent report it has been revealed that he former e-commerce minister and minister for competitiveness, Stephen Timms, along with Ofcom, the communications regulator in the UK, are to be involved in a summit with the broadband industry in order to try and bring the UK up to speed so that it can embrace future advancements and increased speeds in relation to broadband. Past reports have highlighted how the fibre based networks used by other countries such as Japan means that they are ready to welcome these advancements, but the UK was lagging behind.
Experts have been expressing concerns that the UK would not be able to keep up with these broadband changes as a result of lack of technology, and the summit is designed to discuss the future of broadband in the UK with regards to getting the country up to speed in line with other westernised countries. It will also be determined at the summit whether the government needs to step in with funding to get the UK up to speed on these changes.
According to Mr Timms: “When I became e-commerce minister five years ago, the UK was neck and neck with Croatia on broadband availability and use. We fixed that problem and put Britain in a leading position. However, today we face a new challenge. Other countries are starting to invest in new, fibre-based infrastructure, delivering considerably higher bandwidth than is available in the UK today.” He added: “It is essential that the UK undertakes timely deployment of technology - we can’t lag behind.”
BT officials have also highlighted how easy it would be to use fibre based networks on new housing developments, with one official stating: “The government has said there is going to be a major acceleration in housebuilding and, for Openreach, putting fibre into the ground is just as easy as putting copper into the ground.”
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