The Broadband Informer 17/08/2004 In this issue: BT causes a stink with broadband price rises, the Scottish Executive pushes for universal coverage, and Northern Ireland can look forward to a WiMax future.
Please send any comments and suggestions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. GW ---------------------------ADVERTISEMENT---------------------------------- GTB Summit: Investment Strategies for Telecom Carriers in the Next Five Years (28th & 29th September 2004 - London) New carriers, incumbent operators, services providers and investors are gathering to discuss the investment strategies carriers should adopt for competition in the future telecoms industry. Join senior industry speakers from AT&T, MCI, BT, FastWeb, Vonage, On Instant, 3i and others... http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/29723/1427290/7884/0/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BT has provoked one of the biggest rows seen in the UK broadband industry for quite some time by suddenly raising the price of many of its wholesale ADSL products. The move poses serious problems for many Internet service providers. Put their retail prices up and they risk losing customers. Absorb the increase themselves and they risk going bust. 70 ISPs have ganged together to oppose the rises. But why did BT bring them in at all? Well, it appears that Ofcom is about to rule that these products have been priced unfairly cheaply. This has made it much harder for rival telcos to compete with BT. Ofcom hasn't announced its ruling yet, but it's expected soon. Watch out for fireworks in the weeks ahead. Row heats up over BT broadband price rises http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/29723/1427290/11181/0/ Did Ofcom force BT's broadband price rises? http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/29723/1427290/10749/0/ BT hits ISPs with broadband price hikes http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/29723/1427290/10576/0/ Building Broadband Britain -------------------------- Drive to broadband-enable Scotland is launched Scotland is lagging behind the rest of Broadband Britain, but a massive new public sector contract may soon change that. http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/29723/1427290/11035/0/ First BT wireless broadband nears BT is buying gear to power its first public wireless broadband service for rural Northern Ireland. http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/29723/1427290/10483/0/ Industry news ------------- Broadband unbundler targets public sector Up to 100 UK local telephone exchanges will be upgraded to offer symmetrical broadband services by the end of the year by Updata, a new entrant to the UK telecoms sector. http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/29723/1427290/10451/0/ Ofcom sounds a trumpet for spectrum trading It will soon be legal for organisations to buy and sell chunks of radio spectrum, but the broadband market will have to wait until 2007. http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/29723/1427290/10821/0/ Broadband prices crash around the globe The cost of subscribing to a broadband Internet service is falling all over the world and the price difference between cable and DSL services has almost disappeared. http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/29723/1427290/10444/0/ The wireless hot spot --------------------- Faster Wi-Fi spec suggested A group of networking firms has started the battle over the next wireless networking standard. http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/29723/1427290/11262/0/ ---------------------------ADVERTISEMENT---------------------------------- Don�t stretch your budget, flex your broadband Eclipse is the UK�s first and only ISP to offer UNLIMITED broadband with BOOSTABLE speed. 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