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Joeri inform us on his blog in FTTH Council Europe web site about the Council’s comments on the recent public consultation on Next Generation Access networks issued by the Commission in October. FTTH Council has made public the document which can be downloaded here . I would like to point out a couple of things [...]
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This open workshop on regional broadband will bring together regional ICT stakeholders so as to address the issue of universal access to internet services. Keynote speakers presentations will raise awareness on new Commission’s initiatives, namely the Universal Service Obligation (USO) and the Next Generation Access (NGA) consultation. More information on regional broadband issues is available [...]
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FTTx is a relatively new development in the telecom industry, with relatively small technology & architecture dependences and no historic record. Therefore, many issues relating to FTTx deployments, namely implementation, business models, economic case, technology etc are still open and are going through heavy international dispute. The previous generation of broadband access (ADSL & cable) [...]
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This weekend a flue has grounded me in-house, in bed or, at best, in my home office. I took advantage (go figure!) of the situation and read more than usual! While I am still recovering, here’s some of the best web readings of my last weekend:
The Next Broadband Business Models: As broadband growth rates steadily [...]
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European Commission has issued a public consultation for a set of proposals that are aimed to spur competition and encourage the development of FTTH. After the end of the consultation period (mid-Novemeber) the Commission will adapt the comments of the responders to a formal recommendation in 2009. [Press Release available]
Viviane Reding, the Commissioner for Information [...]
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Facilities based competition versus open access public networks is a debate that seems to always surface in almost every fiber agenda. I will try to put in order some thoughts in a personal attempt to clear up things a bit. The choice of one option over the other is not an easy call and it [...]
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A couple of weeks ago I received a call from a civil constructor asking assistance and opinion. He was installing new water pipes along a city district and to his surprise he came across a street where installation was impossible. The reason was that throughout the entire width of the street various fiber networks have [...]
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Costas Troulos is a telecoms analyst and passionately covers wireline broadband and related developments in Greece and the rest of the world. For the last 4 years he has been involved in several consulting and research projects on public broadband investments, FTTH and metro network deployments. His is interested in everything related to telecom regulation/policy, national strategies and NGN business models.