Ofcom Consultation - super-fast broadband

On Tuesday the UK regulator Ofcom published a number of documents in relation to super-fast broadband including proposals to encourage further investment and competition to deliver super-fast broadband to UK homes and businesses.

The consultation document mentions the use of VDSL and VDSL2. These standards involve using the HF Amateur and Broadcast bands, up to as high as 30 MHz in the case of VDSL2, to transmit high-speed broadband down the telephone lines.

See the European Radiocommunications Office (ERO) report on high capacity DSL systems at http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2005/
high_capacity_dsl_systems.htm

The Ofcom consultation includes an interactive executive summary and can be found at: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/
nga_future_broadband/

http://comment.ofcom.org.uk/bbsummary/

Ofcom has also launched a blog on the subject of super-fast broadband which can be found at: http://comment.ofcom.org.uk/superfastbb/

A useful glossary which accompanies the consultation can be found at: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/
nga_future_broadband/glossary/

Ofcom also published a statement on super-fast broadband in new build properties, clarifying the regulations covering the installation of fibre optic cable in new property developments. The statement can be found at: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/
newbuild/statement/

Ofcom also published two consultants' reports considering current case studies on using ethernet products to deliver super-fast broadband. http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/discussnga/eala/eas/
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/discussnga/eala/eal/