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BT Announce Faster Broadband for parts of Bristol

by Stephen Hilton 09/07/2009 in Connectivity

Bristol City Council today welcomed BT news that super-fast broadband is to be rolled-out to around 24,000 homes and businesses in and around Bristol.
Three BT exchanges in the city – covering Downend, North Bristol and West Bristol – are among the latest UK locations due to be upgraded next year with super-fast broadband [...]

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EVENT – Next Generation Broadband Access, building the case for regional investment

by Stephen Hilton 05/06/2009 in Connectivity

Tuesday 21 July | 3:00pm-7.00pm | Watershed | Free |  Book now
Hosted by the Creative Technology Network (CTN) and the Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network (DCKTN)
With 73% of people now feeling that broadband is as important a utility as electricity or water, we must ask whether mainstream broadband speeds, whatever the operator or [...]

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More People Value High-Speed Broadband than currently have it?

by Stephen Hilton 03/06/2009 in Connectivity

UK households with Broadband = 62.5% (source, Deloitte)
People who think high-speed broadband is important = 73% (source, BBC)
Conclusion – More people see value in high-speed broadband than currently have it?

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So what are the benefits of Next Generation Access?

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Bristol

Is next generation connectivity going to bring enough advantages to justify the effort and expense involved in developing the infrastructure?
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Connecting Bristol Next Gen Broadband conference

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Three local NextGen case studies

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Bristol

Pete Fern from Bristol Wireless, a social enterprise, was first up on the podium to speak about interconnectivity and community cohesion, focusing on the communities that are on the fixed wireless network: Easton Community Centre, where Bristol Wireless started, St Werbergs, The Trinity Centre, Hamilton House and the Cube Microplex here at the Watershed.
Chris Pickering [...]

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NextGen benefits and uses

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Connectivity

Ayleen Driver has been speaking about the Building Schools for the Future project and how it will impact positively on education, with pupils eligible for the Home Grant Access qualifying for a free computer and free connectivity for a year, something that NGA can support.
Clare Reddington of Bristol Pervasive Media Lab is explaining how the [...]

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Next Generation Access across the South West

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Connectivity

Jon Baker from Devon County Council outlined the reasons why NGA is important to Devon – it’s a very rural county, with dispersed communities in remote areas that have difficulty accessing services.  Getting people animated about what NGA can do for them and their businesses is very important here, as is getting corporate commitment.  With [...]

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NextGen ‘nuts and bolts’

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Connectivity

Adrian Wooster is up on the podium now, doing the ‘nuts and bolts’ session – and he’s stressing that it’s not about the technology, it’s what you can do with it.
What is the fastest Next Generation technology then? Well, the Fibre LTE is apparently the best! Denmark has tested this up to 1,000,000 mbps [...]

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NextGen Broadband can be used in a Cybermoor not only Bristol!

by Matt 31/03/2009 in Connectivity

Alston is one of the most remote areas in the UK, and they are already building a NextGen network. So if it is possible to build a NextGen network in Cumbria, surely it is possible in Bristol!
Brian Condon is talking about Cybermoor, the connectivity project for Alston Parish in Cumbria. The project is being “upgraded” [...]

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