Useful Information & Links
There is a wealth of information related to this subject out there. Below I have collected some that I find the most useful.This is a Webinar delivered by the Yankee Group about the business model around FTTH. It is not geographically specific but is well worth watching.
Reboot Britain Essays
Interesting comment on a variety of areas that will benefit from NGA (although not specifically referenced) from impartial experts.
The Community Broadband Network
CBN supports, promotes and develops community-owned broadband schemes in the UK
The Independent Networks Co-operative Association
INCA forms the basis a framework to support the development of Next Generation Broadband projects.
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport - Digital Britain
The FTTH Council Europe
The mission of the FTTH Council Europe is to accelerate the FTTH adoption by all broadband stakeholders through education and promotion in order to enhance the quality of life, contribute to a better environment and increased competitiveness.
2008 Speech by Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society & Media
Europe’s Way to the High Speed Internet: Why Effective Network Competition is the Freeway to the Future
FibreStream
Mutually Owned ‘Fibre Commons’ is the FibreStream eNdGAme.
As a nation, we need to take the benefit presently accrued by ISPs, through the non profit Linx Exchange organisation and similar, of near zero cost interchange of data and extend this benefit down to every user whether at home, in business or serving the public.
FibreStream provides the technical design build and operational wrap to enable sustainable Mutual Ownership of NGA.
FibreStream was created by a diverse team of commercially-aware, community-minded, financial, legal and technical professionals with the objective to advance the availability of world-leading Next Gen Access services across the UK and EU.
The Broadband Stakeholder Group
The UK Government’s leading advisory group on broadband