Newton and Stape (NANDS) are two adjoining parishes in deeply rural North Yorkshire where conventional broadband is patchy at best and non-existent for the majority of the 140+ homes and businesses present.
The NextGenUs NANDS project is the first of its kind in North Yorkshire and it is hoped that NANDS can be replicated to enable [...]
Yesterday’s BSG COTS Steering Group meeting made some excellent progress in terms of firming up the definition of what is inside and outside scope for the overall COTS programme.
Something that was apparent as regards NGA is that we can see emerging a bipolarity between open access infrastructure with clear separation between access and services on [...]
Whilst FttH (Fibre to the Home) and its partner FiWi (Fibre & Wireless) are undoubtedly the future of telecommunications, otherwise known as NGA (Next Generation Access), for many people especially in rural areas, the problem now, today, is how to get any kind of broadband service.
The following video clips show how an ADSL broadband feed [...]
After Stakhanovite efforts by Pharos VJs Kizzy and Reg, plus a little Youtubery from the NextGenUs team, here are some highlights of the Colloquium and BSG COTS event:
First up, a 9 minute overview
Some early arrivals meet and greet – [20 Seconds]
More Convergence Conversations – [19 Seconds]
People Create Change – [25 Seconds]
NGA will be a Patchwork [...]
Following on from http://www.fibrestream.co.uk/2009/05/21/rnli-next-gen-access-challenge/ today some friends of RNLI, FibreStream’s partners Emtelle delivered the materials to site to create the passive FttH network for the RNLI Humber crew and their families.
The next step towards next gen access is to bury the microducts and for that FibreStream is Shouting Out for RNLI.
For the lifeboat crew and [...]
Short interview with Andy Comfort on the BBC Radio Humberside Breakfast Show.
RNLI NextGen Project
Covers the RNLI Humber project and touchs on the key message:
Next Gen Access is not primarily about the technicalities of FiWi – it is all about people, community and choices.
Great Shout out from BBC and NYNET on Adam Tomlinson’s Breakfast Show this morning.
Thanks Jane and Andy
Audio – 2H 10M to 2H 15M