Rabu, 24 September 2008

'Tough choices' for UK broadband


Phone cabinet, BT
Taking fibre to street cabinets is the cheapest option


The cost of taking fibre-based broadband to every UK home could top £28.8bn, says a report.

Compiled by the government's broadband advisory group, the report details the cost of the different ways to wire the UK for next generation broadband.

Another option, to take the fibres to street-level boxes, would only cost £5.1bn, it said.

Big differences in the cost of updating urban and rural net access will pose difficult choices, says the report.

High costs

In a statement Antony Walker, chief executive of the Broadband Stakeholder Group which drew up the report, said: "The scale of the costs involved means that the transition to superfast broadband will be challenging."

"We hope that this report will help to ensure an informed public debate on the key policy and regulatory decisions that lie ahead," he said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7600834.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology

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