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This month the National Infrastructure Commission published its Connected Future report into 5G technology (press release here and further background
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Ofcom has published its 2016 Connected Nations report (press release here and details of reports from previous years here).
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A final roundup of November’s broadband news and developments:
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More on zero rating: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached a preliminary conclusion that AT&T is violating its net neutrality rules by zero rating DirecTV video on its mobile network, according to Ars Technica.
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Delivering a European gigabit society: The European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO) published a new report offering “a practical perspective on how European telcos can contribute to achieving Europe’s connectivity ambitions in an inclusive way”.
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BT/Openreach developments: Ofcom announced that it is proceeding with a formal notification to the European Commission to require the legal separation of Openreach from BT, after BT failed to offer voluntary proposals that addressed Ofcom’s competition concerns.
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UK spectrum: Ofcom issued a new consultation on an auction next year of 190 MHz of spectrum in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands. This represents an increase of just under a third of the total mobile spectrum currently available. The 40 MHz of spectrum to be sold in the 2.3 GHz band is already supported by mobile devices, such as the iPhone. These airwaves could be used immediately after release to provide extra capacity.
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Policy developments:
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Broadband across the UK: Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) published its latest statistics on the UK superfast broadband programme; 4,168,739 premises had a superfast broadband service made available by the end of September 2016 as a result of BDUK-supported projects.
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Today’s Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out the government’s commitment to the UK’s fibre and 5G future, as heralded in previous speeches to the Broadband World Forum and the P
