tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post8422864517322079904..comments2023-10-21T16:47:21.705+01:00Comments on Fibre to the home UK - Fibrevolution: Digital Peninsula gets um NGA?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-71683768003262041232010-10-03T19:10:35.707+01:002010-10-03T19:10:35.707+01:00@arthur - we saw all this type of behaviour the fi...@arthur - we saw all this type of behaviour the first time round too. <br /><br />I recall the LS29 community network had their leased line on order (from BT, of course) which was about to cost them a staggering amount of money, because BT hadn't even set a trigger level for their area. Literally days before the line was delivered, BT announced a trigger level had been set, and it was then miraculously met almost the same day. The community network pulled out, after months and months of work, engaging the community, stimulating demand etc etc. <br /><br />There was no way they could compete, particularly as the BT marketing machine went into overdrive and hit every house in the area with marketing bumph. I could tell at least 15 similar stories, and find it depressing that BT are repeating the process again.<br /><br />The saddest part is that many of the first gen networks would have been on an upgrade path that was far in advance of BT's (then and now) and many communities would probably have had fibre in prior to this had they not been constantly undermined by the incumbent, hype, misinformation etc etc.Cybersavvy UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479039813782184878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-19526094208269276222010-10-03T11:50:17.307+01:002010-10-03T11:50:17.307+01:00Just to emphasise the points in the original artic...Just to emphasise the points in the original article, observe the reaction of the incumbent in Erbistock - a tiny village of only 80 houses and therefore of no economic threat. They wait until a FTTC solution is about to go live and then offer to transfer phone lines to a nearer exchange, thus jeopardising the local investment and potentially leaving any unaware residents lumbered for evermore with a download sync speed of 1 to 4 Mbps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-35994881759418663882010-10-02T09:58:07.168+01:002010-10-02T09:58:07.168+01:00look forward to seeing it, post a link asap. Stran...look forward to seeing it, post a link asap. Strange how few people in government know what broadband/internet access is all about. Strange how easy they can be conned by the telcos. Strange how they won't listen to the grassroots and still believe the hype. strange world.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574928297845542047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-51121396092963390582010-10-02T08:09:33.464+01:002010-10-02T08:09:33.464+01:00I am just writting a very long article about NGA d...I am just writting a very long article about NGA definitions for ISPreview.co.uk. Some of the feedback we've had from government organisations would probably make your eyes bleed but I'll drop a note when it's online :) .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-15951826540570329592010-10-01T16:00:48.029+01:002010-10-01T16:00:48.029+01:00interesting that so many sites are still calling i...interesting that so many sites are still calling it megabyte instead of megabit. Well spotted! Send them one of your megabuckets? Interesting also that they must read your blogpost because they have changed it to megabits now. LOL.<br />wonder if WW has spotted it yet?chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574928297845542047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-6560504811748755942010-09-30T22:26:21.571+01:002010-09-30T22:26:21.571+01:00Its like Barry said at the Rural broadband confere...Its like Barry said at the Rural broadband conference, there will only be one bite at the cherry, and poor cornwall has got suckered.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574928297845542047noreply@blogger.com