September 27, 2016 10:08 AM
"Digital Economy Bill", backhaul, Brexit, Broadband, BT, ECC, Inca, monopoly, Openreach, Sky, Vodafone
Broadband at the Party Conferences: why it matters
Profile: Philip Virgo
Without a surge of investment in "future ready" fibre and wireless networks next spring, the UK will fall behind France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain, let alone Scandinavia and the Pacific Rim before the Brexit negotiations are complete. If so, Brexit might indeed be the disaster the...
December 7, 2015 12:47 PM
Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, CMA, confusopoly, copper, DCMS, fibre, FSB, Huawei, INTUG, IoD, monopoly, Ofcom, Zayo
Ofcom consults on plans to tackle the UK Communications Confusopoly
Profile: Philip Virgo
Ofcom has just published its Proposed Annual Plan for 2016/17 with a deadline of 26th February 2016 for responses. It has three clear objectives:
- Promote...
November 26, 2014 10:22 AM
Broadband, BT, cartel, Communications, EE, EU, monopoly, O2
The pan-European rush to create a new generation of communications monopolies and put up prices
Profile: Philip Virgo
Further to my recent blog on why the possible BT - O2 or EE merger is born of weakness or strength, one of my readers has drawn my attention to