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A Different View on Broadband Sustainability
I have assisted several investors build broadband business plans/models the last few years. And I have always been requested to prove the sustainability of the project as a way to help my occasional employer achieve its objectives (ie get funding,... (Continue reading)
Quote of the Day (or why bridges are built)
This perfectly relates to all this never ending talking we hear the last few years on broadband investment incentives: “no we can’t build, it’s too little demand”, “we can pre-scribe subs but how can we sure they will enroll when... (Continue reading)
Adamo Expands FTTH Offerings to Barcelona
Written on 10 Feb, 2009 at 17:16 in Blog | viewed 1 times | 0 Comments
The news that Adamo, an FTTH operator of Swedish origin, present in Spain for the last few years is planning as of next week to provide high speed connections (100Mbps downloads) in the city of Barcelona has been all over... (Continue reading)
FTTH Pilot in Bern, Switzerland
Written on 10 Feb, 2009 at 16:04 in Blog | viewed 3 times | 0 Comments
In Switzerland, a small pilot project has been announced by EWB, the energy/water public utility of the city of Bern. The pilot will connect 50 households and 10 businesses with fiber. Unlike the example of EWZ (the energy/water utility counterpart... (Continue reading)
An Interview with Marc Duchesne, Pau Broadband Country
Just before the end of 2008 I arranged an interview with Marc Duchesne, an intriguing blogger and fiber enthousiast that has been involved in the municipal fiber network of the region of Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the south of France. I... (Continue reading)
Update on Greek FTTH Endeavours – and yes, OTE is interested…
Earlier this year the cabinet (the minister and the secretary general) of the Ministry of Communications has been replaced, due to a major Government cabinet shuffle. At that time, the fears that this change will affect the pace of the... (Continue reading)
Amsterdam City FTTH Network Still One Step Ahead
Written on 4 Feb, 2009 at 7:43 in Blog | viewed 1 times | 0 Comments
Amsterdam which was officially given a thumbs-up by European Commission to build an open fiber to the home physical infrastructure only in late 2007 , an approval process that lasted almost 12 months , has now announced a new agreement... (Continue reading)
1 Billion Broadband Euros from European Commission
Written on 1 Feb, 2009 at 17:42 in Blog | viewed 1 times | 0 Comments
As part of the European Economy Recovery Plan, European Commission presented last week an investment proposal of 5 billion euros in energy and broadband infrastructure sectors for the following 2 years. A 20% of the total budget (1 million) is... (Continue reading)
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