By: MarkJ - 9 February, 2010 (12:51 PM) - Score: 1298 - Fixed Line Broadband
Popular Internet access provider Be Broadband ( O2 ) has for the first time hinted that it might build its own fibre optic broadband network. The move comes as a direct response to yesterdays report, which confirmed that BT was seeking to open up its fibre ducts for use by rival providers (here).Tom Williams, Head of Operations at BE Broadband, told ISPreview:
"The news that BT are preparing to open up so that other broadband providers can run their own high-speed broadband networks through their infrastructure will help us and other businesses better assess the case for fibre deployment. Although we will wait until BT confirms this move before revealing any of our own plans, one thing for certain is that the UK lags behind most of Europe now in terms of rolling out fibre broadband, which can’t persist for longer.
Consumers will and have started to demand more and more speed for the broadband and I believe we are already seeing more consideration in buying behaviour in the broadband market. People are looking for non-traffic shaped connections that give them unfettered access to their digital lives, which BE currently gives them, but only the opening up of BT’s infrastructure and the introduction fibre to the majority of the UK will allows this to happen, and BE will championing the case for this technology until we see it in place."
"The news that BT are preparing to open up so that other broadband providers can run their own high-speed broadband networks through their infrastructure will help us and other businesses better assess the case for fibre deployment. Although we will wait until BT confirms this move before revealing any of our own plans, one thing for certain is that the UK lags behind most of Europe now in terms of rolling out fibre broadband, which can’t persist for longer.
Consumers will and have started to demand more and more speed for the broadband and I believe we are already seeing more consideration in buying behaviour in the broadband market. People are looking for non-traffic shaped connections that give them unfettered access to their digital lives, which BE currently gives them, but only the opening up of BT’s infrastructure and the introduction fibre to the majority of the UK will allows this to happen, and BE will championing the case for this technology until we see it in place."
BE's support will add further weight to the debate about access to BT's fibre ducts, which would save ISPs having to dig up roads for their own fibre optic cables and could make investment in next generation broadband services significantly cheaper.
Both Sky Broadband and TalkTalk are also known to be interested, although BT is only likely to agree such a policy if everybody else agreed to open their ducts too. That could be very difficult to achieve. The Conservative Party is also pushing for BT to open up its duct, adding further weight to the debate.
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MrOldbexPosted: 11 February, 2010 - 11:22 PM
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Once again I find it amazing that BT's infrastructure is treated as though it is public domain. I do not work for BT so no axe to grind here but I find it incredible that every SP always wants to make the quick last buck without genuine investment. With a few obvious exceptions no SP invests (and I've worked for a few at senior levels - so I know). SP's are retailers they invest in selling to the end customer but infrastructure-wise nothing. Problem is most parasites develop symbiotic relationships with the host, this modern parasitic type bleeds the host dead and then tries to sell the dehydatrated corpse. This country needs genuine investment quid pro quo, not other ways to get poor old BT to foot the Bill. Look at the energy companies and rail for examples, took the money and man on the street has to pay again for what he once owned and also to re-invest.
San-ClairePosted: 18 February, 2010 - 10:39 AM
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MrOldbex, i so agree with your point. I do not work in the industry but I am a consumer wanting more and the latest, but there are other things to think about.
Do we want every company digging up roads for ever pay through the nose for internet our streets full of terminals, main players here BT, Sky, Carphone warehouse, Be Unlimited, this would mean 5 boxes in my street just them alone.
ISP's should set up a co-op or some sort of R&D to cover all these new plans. I still feel the problem is the exchanges and old infrastructures that BT owns,
it's should be none profit making organisation to allow all telecom providers to plan and build from it yes we have openreach to keep everyone happy but if it was dependent and worked with all telecoms to install and maintain new technologies they would need to all be quid pro quo.
Hope thoughts help...
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