tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366432152914834211.post1151539034844948179..comments2023-09-14T01:41:15.145+01:00Comments on Future of Mobile Broadband: The digital levellerMatt Hattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17137664125991234548noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366432152914834211.post-47605247746985082902009-02-04T09:06:00.000+00:002009-02-04T09:06:00.000+00:00Sammael99 - I agree that there is a misconception ...Sammael99 - I agree that there is a misconception that urban/rural is somehow the same as rich/poor. In fact quite the reverse. There are, however, a number of regions which are particularly depressed (and in receipt of additional EU funding) precisely because they are remote. I'm thinking particularly of Cornwall. What we want to avoid is a USO simply encouraging rich people to work from their second home in Cornwall once a week. An impossible balance to strike though.Matt Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137664125991234548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366432152914834211.post-51214612982495328132009-01-30T17:21:00.000+00:002009-01-30T17:21:00.000+00:00It remains a mystery why the UK and Ireland are ut...It remains a mystery why the UK and Ireland are utter and bitter failures in telecommunications infrastructure. Both are small countries with large populations compared to the Scandinavian countries who have universal broadband and mobile available, even in the most remote locations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6366432152914834211.post-76399468851412532272009-01-30T08:27:00.000+00:002009-01-30T08:27:00.000+00:00Ah, policy debate, my favourite pet topic of the m...Ah, policy debate, my favourite pet topic of the moment.<BR/><BR/>There's different ways to view the digital divide, and mobile seems like a solution for the urban/rural part of the equation, but not necessarily for the rich/poor part. <BR/><BR/>In addition, as next generation wireline gains momentum and services that fit that ecosystem start to appear, it may be that mobile broadband remains to wireline fiber what dial-up is to DSL: a solution that allows you to access the bare minimum but cuts you from 95% of online activities.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, even in Keynesian times, investing in fiber deployment in rural areas is unlikely to happen. Some communities in the UK are taking matters into their own hands though, see http://www.fiberevolution.com/2009/01/fiber-mushrooms-in-britain.htmlBenoƮt Feltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273341449580594986noreply@blogger.com