UK - broadband

Action urged on broadband future
see also A Framework for Evaluating the Value of Next Generation Broadband and Models for efficient and effective public sector intervention in next generation broadband access networks

Moving to the next generation of broadband technology could deliver huge economic rewards, says a report.

The Broadband Stakeholder Group report said the benefit could be in excess of £16bn - the estimated cost of upgrading the UK's net infrastructure.

But those benefits should not tempt a rush to invest too quickly and boost speeds, it said.

It warned that some of the benefits will only materialise when high-speed networks have reached most UK homes.