Government announces review of broadband infrastructure
Monday 25 February 2008
The government has announced that it is to review the infrastructure of broadband in the UK. Special attention will be paid to the future of broadband and how developments can help to support "next generation broadband networks" and Francesco Caio, former chief executive of telecoms firm Cable & Wireless, will carry out the review.
The review comes after web analysts reported that the current communication network in the UK was reaching full capacity for coping with increased demand in downloads of films, video and music.
According to Web User, The Broadband Stakeholder Group, a government advisory body previously warned the government that it had two years to install the next generation of broadband networks. Business and Competitiveness Minister Shriti Vadera has responded: "We need to prepare the way for the UK to adopt groundbreaking new technologies to ensure that we do not get left behind - competitively or technologically."
It will be cutting it fine as results of the report will not be revealed to ministers and Chancellor Alistair Darling until the autumn.
