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Expert comments on next generation broadband services
Monday 30th November 2009, by Daniel King
A spokesman for Forrester Research has told visitors to the Westminster eForum keynote seminar - the Future of Broadband in the UK - that British internet services are in good health.
Ian Fogg, principal analyst at the independent firm, said comparisons between the switch over from basic dial-up to first-generation high-speed access were invalid.
This, he explained is because during that time there was a large volume of people who were dissatisfied with access to the web, while currently the public were enjoying relatively good connections.
It was noted this fundamental difference would affect the organic introduction of the next generation of broadband and would also mean suppliers need to come up with new ways of rolling the technology out to consumers.
Mr Fogg said addressing this matter now was essential to the business case for faster web systems, before going on to ask delegates to consider what challenges were being faced in terms of Automatic Network Routing and its associated applications.
"There isn't spare capacity on the mobile networks to augment fixed line in a mainstream way," he concluded. "This is very much about mobile
and there is much more money, I think, for the mobile operators in monetising it through mobility than offering fixed line replacements."
Other issues that were recently addressed at the Westminster eForum keynote seminar on November 26th included whether the UK government should subsidise the implementation of high-speed web access if it currently has no market available, as well as the proposed 50 pence per month levy being discussed to help with this.
Categories: Broadband, Wireless Broadband
