Universal 2Mbps broadband not sufficient for the changing world
Mon, 26 Oct 2009
The government's pledge to deliver a minimum of two megabit per second internet access by 2012 is already inadequate, it has been claimed.
Mark Jackson, editor-in-chief at ISPreview.co.uk, claimed that many commentators feel the gesture is "already too little too late" as the industry is moving on before ministers can act.
He claimed that the flagship Digital Britain report gave precious little attention to other critical considerations such as affordability, usage flexibility, upload performance and latency.
Consequently, consumers in some areas may have to face years of sub-standard broadband services, Mr Jackson suggested.
"Naturally, if left to their own devices, the private sector will always prioritise the coverage of next generation broadband services to areas where it is more commercially viable first - cities and big towns for example," he added.
Remote and rural communities will suffer under the limitations of slower technologies for many years to come, he suggested, a situation that is unlikely to change without government intervention.
According to a survey published by broadband comparison website Top 10 Broadband, connection speed is becoming a major factor in where Brits choose to live.
It is now more of a key concern to homeowners than proximity to the local pub, the study found.
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