As we all know the cost for home broadband is not always reflected by its speed – something which new regulations hope to resolve. Although BT has seen speeds of up to 24Mbps the majority of customers experience 2Mbps at the same cost.
A deadline of the 7th May 2010 has been set by The European Commission to regulate these dramatic irregularities. It is timely therefore that some of Europe’s leading telecom executives will be gathering in Geneva at the NGT EU summit (hosted by GDS International) to discuss some of the latest trends and challenges facing the industry. Confirmed attendees include Felix Früh – VP Technology & Products, Deutsche Telekom; Yves Caseau – EVP Services, Bouygues Telecom; Yogesh Malik – SVP Head of Global Operations, Telenor; Paul Wybrow – Technical Director, Vodafone Group and Jens Backes – VP Mobile Broadband, T-Mobile International.
The European Telco Markets are changing fast. “Telecoms has had the luxury of defining the rules and largely managing its own markets but now faces considerable change from both competition in its own field but also from players in adjacent markets eying the telecoms field with envy” – said Chris Lewis, Global VP International Telecoms & Networking, IDC who will be moderating the NGT 20 discussion in Geneva. Some of the key topics for discussion include understanding the ultimate demand side for telecoms services, how to service those clients in an ever more competitive world, allowing for regulatory frameworks, investment decisions relating to capex and opex, the relative positioning of FTTX and mobile broadband, the emerging role of the data centre, sourcing strategies around raw technology and the range of managed services and outsourcing.
Amongst the discussions at the summit, executives hope for a more in depth look at the effects of a guaranteed broadband speed and how they believe the plan should be implemented. Prior to the meeting it has been agreed that without Telecoms leaders forming a strategy, the decision on how to handle the current inconsistent broadband speed will be left to bureaucrats.
Fixed broadband networks now cover almost 93% of Europe but at the end of 2008 the difference in bandwidth between urban and rural areas caused concerns. Countries such as Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania see the biggest difference at only 77% coverage in rural areas, and this is hoped to be improved when the regulations are reviewed.
In a world where life is becoming increasingly dependent on broadband it is of utmost importance that these facilities are available to all, and regulated to a fair and acceptable standard.
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