Over the next three years Bristol will see an enormous investment in the City’s broadband infrastructure to bring it in line with World Leading digital cities like Tokyo and Singapore.
The CBI has just published “Better connected, better business” a report that underlines the importance of broadband and other infrastructure in growing the local economy. According to the reort;
- over 80% of firms see the quality and reliability of transport and digital infrastructure as significant considerations in investment decisions
- firms are positive about digital connectivity, but less so about mobile broadband networks
- over 60% of firms judge infrastructure elsewhere in the EU to be better than in the UK