tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post1120314680100996474..comments2023-10-21T16:47:21.705+01:00Comments on Fibre to the home UK - Fibrevolution: Cart before the horseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-33807488575960655212011-06-26T21:17:43.720+01:002011-06-26T21:17:43.720+01:00James - what's the cost of covering 3,000 sq k...James - what's the cost of covering 3,000 sq km with a broadband solution? Chris says 4G is not appropriate.Somersethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709436313316655430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-14977761898944786152011-06-22T17:34:51.299+01:002011-06-22T17:34:51.299+01:00BSBVBSBVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-25508389853299520482011-06-21T21:31:26.567+01:002011-06-21T21:31:26.567+01:00Well James, in that case we need to make sure any ...Well James, in that case we need to make sure any funding goes to that population not covered. Get a fibre to the heart of them and build them a proper network. If one penny of public money goes into BET (broadband-enabling-technology) then it is a criminal waste. Ditto if any goes into putting ADSL2+ into exchanges. I live in the uplands, and I laid fibre. Its easy. It would be easier to get it to more people if we had support instead of obstructions from those supposedly helping us. We don't want the bonded copper rubbish, you will have to lay new copper in order to do that as we are all on DACS to start with. We already have satellites, they aren't good enough and they cost us far too much for the dribble they deliver. We all need fibre, and to get that the people in power need to get some too. The moral kind. And to stop cow towing to the the incumbent telcos and get a plan.<br />The funding was meant for the notspots, not to upgrade exchanges to so called 'superfast' which is a mockery of the word fast. All it is is souped up copper. For real NGA it has to be fibre all the way.<br />You can also forget 4g for the rurals, they haven't even got 2g in many places yet.<br />chrischrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574928297845542047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-74302036340574055542011-06-21T14:52:30.783+01:002011-06-21T14:52:30.783+01:00Agree that we need some properly informed decision...Agree that we need some properly informed decision making to get some real progress. I recently discussed with a big national broadband provider (let’s call them BT) how to get the maximum penetration of FTTH in a rural area in the Midlands. They seriously suggested that I shouldn’t worry about the technology, but specify the requirements and they would worry about the technology. I had to explain that unless both sides of the procurement exercise had a clear idea of what technology could deliver what services, and what that might cost, there was no chance of setting anything like a sensible budget.<br />Think we also need to be clear that BDUK is there to address market failure in NGA and first generation broadband rollout – and these are quite different. Visit the Northumberland Uplands some time to see the difference in person. Latest analysis suggests that Northumberland as a whole (about 5,000 sq Km) could have about 90% NGA coverage, and there would still be no difference to the existing 1st generation not-spots – which means 3,000 sq Km of Uplands would still have around 20% population not covered with any broadband.James Saunbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571933354075689noreply@blogger.com