Monthly Archives: November 2009

(This is a co-post of Herman and Benoit at Fiberevolution)   With the debate on net neutrality in full swing in the US, we’ve been hearing about Bandwidth Hogs again. ‘Bandwidth Hog’ is a sound bite that conveys a strong emotion: … Continue reading →

A seemingly unrelated and innocuous taxation may explain a part of the (lack of) broadband development in the UK, especially outside the bigger cities. Lit fibers are subject to a property tax (unlike copper wires used for telephony or DSL).  … Continue reading →

The presentation of Openreach during the “Fibre to Britain” conference on their high speed broadband roll-out to 10 million homes in 2012 led to mixed feelings. On one hand you have to admire the engineering and management needed to ramp … Continue reading →

As the debate on Fiber-to-the-Home shifts to how to manage the transition from copper/coax to fiber, there is more attention for the future upgrade paths. First of all the attention will shift to the backhaul/middle mile networks which aggregate the traffic generated … Continue reading →

There is no single definition of broadband available. Most definitions express it in bandwidth:  200 kbps, 1 Mbps, 5 Mbps, 100 Mbps? The diversity is very large, depending on who you ask it. In my opinion the main problem is … Continue reading →

In June of this year the so-called “Hamburg Declaration” was released. A cry from 166 international publishers to get legal protection, to get paid for others linking to their sites. Numerous providers are using the work of authors, publishers and … Continue reading →

The Berkman report has created a lot of waves in the USA. Various lobbyists have attacked the report to undermine its credibility.  The main author, Yochai Benkler has written a great response to all his critics which you can read … Continue reading →