My review of Building a Full-Fibre Future

Today Ofcom hosted a forum for industry leaders to address the future of ultrafast, fibre broadband in the UK.

Matt Hancock told us what the Government hoped to achieve from the event

As part of our goal of building a #fullfibrefuture, we want the telecoms market to be both competitive and collegiate. Our review into the future of telecoms investment here https://t.co/Wx0YAxtCEw pic.twitter.com/IaB1ZPZxe1

— Matt Hancock (@MattHancock) April 26, 2018

The FttH Council Europe didn't answer the exam question but shared some data from a study they conducted 

Why do consumers choose fibre? In our study we found 3 main reasons: 1/higher speeds 2/access to a much wider variety of services 3/better value for money says @efitori #fullfibrefuture with @DCMS & @Ofcom pic.twitter.com/9wv6NeKiZf

— FTTH Council Europe (@FTTHCouncilEU) April 26, 2018

A man from Virgin Media turned up and said something interesting and not related to being bought by Vodafone

More action required from Ofcom & Govt: greater consistency of local authority behaviour; scalable duct&pole access model; urgent need for wayleave reform says Rob Evans, MD Lightning @virginmedia #FullFibreFuture pic.twitter.com/Un9oAJCkyc

— Erzsebet Fitori (@efitori) April 26, 2018

 

The price of setting Britain on the right path has gone up a lot since Steven Carter's Digital Britain Report got kicked into the longer grass

Yes, rolling-out fibre is a significant investment but we think this is an achievable investment. Taking into account the cost-saving opportunities, we estimate the cost of rolling fibre to €137B says @efitori #fullfibrefuture pic.twitter.com/3QXdQEtoq4

— FTTH Council Europe (@FTTHCouncilEU) April 26, 2018

 

Ofcom close with the Chief Executive saying that things need to change but it is the market rather than stakeholders that need to deliver

Closing comments from Sharon White, Ofcom's Chief Executive, at #fullfibrefuture. pic.twitter.com/m4dAcx1qKF

— Ofcom (@Ofcom) April 26, 2018

 

This man has a plan, but it needs your money, lots of your money. But he is wise and knows how to spend it on good things...

🗣️ Our CEO Gavin Patterson at #fullfibrefuture

“We need a world-leading network combining fibre, WiFi and 5G. But this
is a very significant investment, and it needs to be made ahead of demand.” pic.twitter.com/954BcfCFMB

— BT Group (@BTGroup) April 26, 2018

 

Lots of talking, so top quality graphics but no firm plan on how to move forward as it's complex stuff! 

What is full-fibre broadband? What benefits could it bring to people in the UK? Find out here: https://t.co/FMefqkuoKF #fullfibrefuture pic.twitter.com/Ti1zMNHzux

— Ofcom (@Ofcom) April 26, 2018