Next Generation Broadband Access

Citation
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, Next Generation Broadband Access (POST PN 305) (Apr. 1, 2008), amended (Sept. 16, 2011) (full-text).

Overview
The U.K. has comparatively high coverage and take-up of broadband access, but several other countries have begun to deploy "next generation" infrastructure to support faster access. This Note examines next generation access (NGA) technologies, demand for them and deployments worldwide. It looks at the debate over who should invest in NGA and when, and considers policy issues such as international competitiveness and geographical variations.