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UK without Gigabit broadband is like David taking on three Goliaths without a sling
2017-06-23 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
On the first anniversary of the Brexit referendum, and with divorce proceedings between the U.K. and the European Union getting underway this week, Total Telecom thought now would be a good time to consider whether the U.K. has the broadband infrastructure it needs to take on the best in the world. If you're pressed for time, here's the situation as it stands today: no, it does not. It is also important to consider whether the U.K. has the right plan to address its shortcomings, so that when Brexit comes, it will be better-placed to compete globally on its own. The answer to that depends on who you ask, but the general tone from last week's Connected Britain was that copper upgrades are good enough for now, but widespread Gigabit access, either by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) or Gigabit coax, is the ultimate goal. Total Telecom caught up recently with Ronan Kelly, CTO…read more on TotalTele.com »
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