UK paves way for broadband boost
The UK has put into action plans to bring enhanced mobile broadband coverage to as much as 90 per cent of the country and give many households access to fixed line broadband.
There was the inevitable effusive prose about the wonders of the “digital economy” and ambitions for Britain to be a “European hub for hi-tech, digital and creative industries” or a “world leader in the development of broadband” but little in the way of new insights into precisely how this might be achieved.
There is political gaming going on ahead of the UK general election in May, with the government cancelling plans for a £0.50 per month levy on broadband as it rushes the Finance Bill through Parliament.
The UK has put into action plans to bring enhanced mobile broadband coverage to as much as 90 per cent of the country and give many households access to fixed line broadband.
On Tuesday, the UK government published its Digital Britain white paper, setting out the importance of the digital economy to Britain’s economic future.