Tagged in: infrastructure
Open systems lead to ‘economies of scope’
The concept of ‘economies of scope’ very much appeal to us at BuddeComm, since it implies that if we share knowledge in an open way we can create new, healthy economies that do not just depend on ‘scale’. As we … Continue reading
Intune collapses the OSI model
While a great deal of attention has recently been paid to the enormous amount of change that is taking place at the edge of the network with smartphones, tablets, apps, Web2.0 etc, massive changes are also underway on the network … Continue reading
The gigabyte household needs FttH access
While some politicians continue to argue about whether 10, 50 or 100 Mb/s broadband services are needed, the rest of the world is moving on. The focus of the market is rapidly moving from networks to in-house high-speed and high-capacity … Continue reading
Smart cities require holistic approach
One of the topics that I will address at the QITCOM 2012 conference in Qatar next month is: Smart Homes/Smart Cities and in particular the need for a holistic approach in order to successfully create smarter social and economic structures. … Continue reading
Mobile broadband: killer app for FttH
It still amazes us that respected industry commentators join liberal politicians in questioning the need for FttH in the wake of the enormous success of mobile broadband. They refer to this phenomenon as proof that people are bypassing their fixed … Continue reading
US telecoms market further deteriorating
Some worrying signs are emerging in theUSA. During the last decade I have questioned the economic viability of two parallel telecoms infrastructures. When these two network rollouts commenced no issue existed in relation to conflicting interests – one delivered telephone … Continue reading
Europe’s fibre infrastructure requiring consistent regulatory pressure in 2012
During the last few years Europe has made considerable progress towards building national Next Generation Networks based on fibre infrastructure. The timetable for this exercise differs between countries, but most will have completed the migration from legacy copper networks to … Continue reading
Analysis – 2010 – 2011 – NBN is not telecoms but infrastructure –
It would make sense for the government to separate the National Broadband Network (NBN) from the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (BCDE). This clearly establishes that it views the NBN as national infrastructure rather then telecoms, very … Continue reading
KPN buys greater share of Reggefibre, pushes fibre strategy to 2014
Broadband penetration in the Netherlands is one of the highest in the world, the result of large-scale government and municipal investment in broadband infrastructure. In addition, the number of significant fibre deployments represents one of the most extensive and cost-effective … Continue reading
Sharing infrastructure – progress underway
Whenever I get a chance to highlight an example of shared infrastructure I do so, as I believe this is critical if we want to become a smart country. In my own region alone I have drawn attention to the … Continue reading
