Full fibre

An assessment of HFC and FTTP options for gigabit connectivity in the UK market

18/02/2020
Project
Client: City Fibre
Author(s): Ian Corden, Sarongrat Wongsaroj
Telecommunications Technology and infrastructure

With recent recognition of the need for some consideration of technologies other than full fibre, Government has shifted to consider “gigabit-capable” solutions, defined as those offering “a broadband connection of at least 1 Gbps/1,000 Mbps”. With the new Johnson Government, the schedule for nationwide access to gigabit-capable connections has also been revised from 2033 to[…]

Regulating for full fibre rollout in the UK

13/08/2019
Insight
Author(s): David Lewin, Grant Forsyth, Ian Corden
Telecommunications Technology and infrastructure

This paper provides a case study on how the UK is attempting to incentivise full fibre rollout (whereby every premises has a direct fibre connection), and the challenges which these proposals pose. In the past, the UK was the first to introduce the ideas of anchor product pricing and wholesale pricing freedoms. These were subsequently[…]