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Gateshead

To create economic growth locally, a high speed broadband infrastructure was needed for Gateshead’s Baltic Business Quarter. But with private investors nervous of committing the funds, Gateshead Council took the bold decision to create its own state of the art network. But how could it justify the expense?

Ed Vaizey

"We need a 'Big Society' approach to building the next generation of broadband infrastructure and services.

INCA plays an important role in bringing many of these organisations and initiatives together, something that I personally support."

Policy

Navigate your way through maze of policy, regulation and legislation issues with the aid of our knowledgebase.

Manchester

A key priority of Manchester’s statutory city region pilot is to expand and diversify the City Region’s economic base by creating the best conditions for innovation accelerated by next generation digital infrastructure.

Technology

The technology of next generation broadband is complex, rapidly developing, and rife with jargon. Our tech primer aims to give anyone needing to get to grips with the ins and outs of next generation broadband in their community a basic grounding in the options.

Locating the Backhaul

7 weeks 3 days ago

An excellent article Annelise, this is the biggest challenge Local Community Broadband Initiatives (LCBI) face at the...
yes and no

14 weeks 4 days ago

If the cabinet in the village had a friend with VDSL electronics in it then you could have FTTC with the fibre as you...
Dual use is used in UK

14 weeks 4 days ago

" there is no provision for communications cables on electricity poles " where electricity distribution to houses is on...

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