The politics of speed: An examination of national governments' policies for FTTX networks

This article examines the views of a selection of national governments on the desirability of ubiquitous high speed broadband and any plans or policies in place to achieve this. It notes that 82 percent of investment in 2012-17 in the world?s developed countries is estimated to be in FTTH.

CommsWire - 24 June 2015

AMAYSIM ISSUES IPO PROSPECTUS TO RAISE $200 MILLION; ORANGE CLAIMS OPTICAL SPEED RECORD; SITE BLOCKING LAW LIKENED TO USING A ?MACHINE GUN TO SHOOT RABBITS?; TELCO CONSUMERS ?DISSATISFIED? WITH RESPONSE TO SERVICE COMPLAINTS; FTTX MARKET HITS RECORD LEVELS WITH CHINA DEPLOYMENTS; AIRLINE PASSENGERS INCREASINGLY A CONNECTED LOT.

CommsWire weekly news - 1 May 2015

M2 trumps TPG bid for iiNet with scrip and cash offer iiNet takeover wars heat up further TPG buys more Amcom shares in bid to block Vocus TPG pipes in a winner against NBN in court case 5G Not about faster speeds but business for operators Big changes ahead for ?GenNBN? generation, says NBN