HIGH SPEED BROADBAND

SPECIAL EDITION
NEXT-GENERATION NETWORKS AND DEVICES,
CONVERGENCE AND POLICY ANALYSIS

Inside
Introduction p2
EUR200–600 billion in high-speed broadband benefit
expected for the European Union p3
Cuts to the Connecting Europe Facility: a funding disaster
for high-speed broadband in Europe? p5
Does fibre to the home need a 100-inch screen? p6
Will policy and regulation of TV services in the
EU start converging in the short to medium term? p7
Analysys Mason’s National Broadband experience p9
Commissioned broadband studies from Analysys Mason p9
Recent publications from Analysys Mason Research p9
About Analysys Mason p10
analysysmason.com
INTRODUCTION

High-speed broadband continues to be a very hot topic for

our clients, and in this Special Edition we present a
selection of articles based on our recent work in this area.
First comes an article about a study we recently completed for the European Commission on Neelie
Kroes’ landmark policy initiative, the Digital Agenda for Europe, in which we assessed the benefits and
costs of ensuring widespread availability of high-speed broadband in Europe. We believe it is the most
comprehensive study of its kind and contains something for everyone, from policy makers and operators
to investors and regulators.

On the same day that this study was published, Neelie Kroes (Vice-President of the European Commission)
also announced her plans for measures to cut the cost of deploying high-speed broadband, saving an
estimated EUR40–60 billion across Europe. Again, Analysys Mason played a part in this major initiative,
having conducted a feasibility study on potential measures that could be employed to reduce costs.

Neelie Kroes’ announcement was timely, given the well-documented issues regarding the EUR8 billion
reduction in the Connecting Europe Facility, one of the EC’s important funding sources for high-speed
broadband. As the second article explains, we think there are other potential sources of funding that can
play an important role in helping meet the Digital Agenda for Europe targets.

The following article takes a longer-term view and considers how connected TVs support the case for
fibre-to-the-home. We have teamed up with academic experts at the University of Salford to look at how
ultra-HD technology is evolving and the potential implications for networks.

The last article takes the TV theme into the policy and regulatory domain, looking at the hot topic of the
evolution of linear and non-linear services.

I hope you will enjoy reading this Special Edition and find these articles of interest. We welcome your
feedback and encourage you to contact the authors directly if you would like to discuss any of the points
they have raised, or are looking to understand how a specific issue or trend will affect your business.

To find out more about our experience and services, please visit www.analysysmason.com –
you can also follow us on Twitter at @AnalysysMason.

We look forward to working with you in 2013 and beyond.

Kind regards,

Matt Yardley
Partner
Analysys Mason

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EUR200–600 BILLION IN HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND BENEFIT EXPECTED

FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION

A new study from the European Commission provides a detailed forecast of the economic benefits
from deploying high-speed broadband across the European Union. In total, the 27 countries that
make up the EU can expect to receive cumulative benefits of between EUR200 billion and EUR600
billion in the period 2012 to 2020, representing a benefit:cost ratio of between 2.7:1 and 2.9:1. The
study, entitled The socio-economic impact of bandwidth, was jointly prepared by Analysys Mason and
Tech4i2 (http://www.tech4i2.com), specialist ICT policy advisers.

MATT YARDLEY
Partner
matt.yardley@analysysmason.com
“The study shows that
investment in
high-speed broadband
networks is likely to
deliver significant
socio-economic benefits
to the EU27 countries
in the period up
to 2020.”
As the basis for calculating the socio-economic
benefit, the study considered the expected roll-out of a
range of high-speed broadband networks, as well as
the role of publicly funded projects. Based on an
analysis of commercial viability, operators are
expected make investments to provide terrestrial
coverage of 30Mbit/s to 94% of European households
by 2020, with satellite services expected to fill the
remainder up to the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE)
coverage target of 100%.
The study also forecasts that ultrafast broadband of at
least 100Mbit/s will be deployed commercially to 50%
of European households. However, take-up of services
on 100Mbit/s networks is expected to be 26% overall,
missing the DAE target of 50% take-up. The results
suggest that governments have an important role to
play on both supply and demand sides if the DAE
take-up target is to be met.
The network calculations undertaken as part of the
study considered three scenarios for public
intervention:
• Do nothing, which relies only on private operators to
roll out high-speed broadband.
• Modest intervention, which considers a EUR7 billion
public investment to leverage additional private
investment.
• Major intervention, which considers a EUR50 billion
public investment to further leverage additional
private investment.
The forecast of network deployment under the second
scenario, which includes commercial deployments
and some modest intervention, is shown in Figure 1.
High-speed wireline technologies such as fibre and
cable are shown in red, and are expected to be
concentrated in the areas with densest population.

Scenario Total NGA Input-output Jobs created Consumer

investment benefits (million) surplus benefits
(EUR billion) (EUR billion) (EUR billion)

Do nothing 76.4 181.2 1.35 26.5

Modest 102.5 270.4 1.98 28.6
intervention

Major 211.2 569.4 3.94 31.9

intervention

Figure 2: Cumulative benefits of high-speed broadband in the EU27 countries, by scenario 2012–20
[Source: Tech4i2, 2012]

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“The study also forecasts that ultrafast broadband of at least 100Mbit/s will be deployed commercially to 50% of European
households. However, take-up of services on 100Mbit/s networks is expected to be 26% overall, missing the DAE target
of 50% take-up.”

Areas where next-generation terrestrial wireless
networks will extend beyond the wireline technologies
are shown in blue, facilitated by the low frequencies
expected to be used in many countries.
To calculate the benefits of the new networks, the
study used two complementary methodologies:
• Input-output, which captures the “multiplier” The study’s findings will play an important role in
effects as investment made in one industry sector supporting the EC’s DAE, as well as informing
positively affects other sectors.
• Consumer surplus, which captures the difference
between the amount a consumer is willing to pay
and the actual price of high-speed broadband.
Figure 2 summarises the expected investment and
associated benefits under each scenario.
The results of the study show that investment in
high-speed broadband networks is likely to deliver
significant socio-economic benefits to the EU27
countries in the period up to 2020. However, the study
also shows that even with public infrastucture
investment of EUR50 billion (i.e. the major intervention Areas where next-generation
terrestrial wireless networks
scenario), the resultant take-up of 100Mbit/s-capable will extend beyond the
services is forecast to reach 47%. This suggests that wireline technologies are
further public investment may be required on the shown in blue, facilitated by
demand side to boost take-up to meet the target. the low frequencies expected
to be used in many countries.
public and private stakeholders on the specific
differences in the likely broadband market outcomes
between countries.
The study The socio-economic impact of bandwidth is
available at http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/
news/study-socio-economic-impact-bandwidth-
smart-20100033
For more information, please contact Matt Yardley,
Partner, at matt.yardley@analysysmason.com

Figure 1: Forecast of commercial and modest public intervention deployments in 2020

[Source: Analysys Mason based on Eurostat population data, 2013]
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CUTS TO THE CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY: A FUNDING DISASTER FOR
HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND IN EUROPE?
MATT YARDLEY
Partner
matt.yardley@analysysmason.com
“The EUR8 billion cut to
the Connecting Europe
Facility budget needs
to be set against the
EUR60 billion funding
gap for meeting the
Digital Agenda for
Europe targets.”
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The budget for supporting the roll-out of new digital networks as part of the Connecting Europe
Facility (CEF) was slashed from EUR9.2 billion to EUR1 billion in early February. The announced cut
has prompted cries that rural broadband plans are ‘in tatters’ and that the Digital Agenda for Europe
(DAE) is ‘floundering’.
Broadband certainly lost out in the final stages of
negotiation in which EUR32 billion was removed from
the European Union (EU) budget. But does this really
pose the end for a high-speed broadband Europe? In
our view, the CEF – even at EUR9 billion – was only
going to play a small role in funding additional
high-speed broadband network deployment across
Europe. Also, in our view, the EC had high
expectations on leverage – that is, the amount of new
private-sector capital that could be brought in on the
back of the CEF. So, while the CEF would have played
a role, it alone would not have been anywhere near
enough to ensure the DAE targets are met.
We estimate that the funding gap for deploying
high-speed networks capable of meeting both the
DAE coverage and take-up targets is about EUR60
billion (see The socio-economic impact of bandwidth
at http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/
study-socio-economic-impact-bandwidth-
smart-20100033).
There are some things that governments can do that
do not require lots of direct cash investment. They can
play an enabling role to reduce deployment costs, as
the EC recently highlighted,1 and as the UK
government is currently consulting on (regarding
‘permitted development rights’ for street cabinets and
new poles).2
Other financiers, such as the European Investment
Bank (EIB), are active in financing broadband
deployments in rural and urban areas. The EIB has
already approved EUR50 million funding for a fibre
network in Haute-Savoie, France and more than
EUR200 million for Reggefiber to deploy networks in
smaller towns in Netherlands. It is also appraising
EUR200 million of finance for a rural broadband
project for Türk Telekom, and EUR8 million for the
rural ‘Rain’ project in Lithuania.
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However, the EIB alone cannot fund the broadband
push into deep rural areas and meet the DAE targets.
National governments will need to allocate funding
from their own budgets, despite the obvious pressures
for funding from other industry sectors. As our cost/
benefit work for the EC shows, there are good
economic grounds to support this allocation. Neelie
Kroes, Vice-President of the EC, has requested that
Member States develop national broadband plans, but
progress on this front seems lacklustre – at least in
some parts of Europe. Member States that move
quickly could seize the upper ground, especially as
there are EU funds – such as the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF) and, potentially, the
Cohesion Fund – that could be used to fund high-
speed broadband networks, as long as they present a
compelling case.
Analysys Mason has been at the forefront of analysing
the commercial and policy challenges of rural
broadband for more than 15 years. We are currently
advising several governments on their national
broadband plans, in markets as diverse as Wales and
Qatar. We have also helped clients to secure ERDF
and other sources of funding to ensure their
broadband projects come to fruition.
1
http://www.analysysmason.com/About-Us/News/Press-
releases1/High-speed-broadband-Europe-Nov2012/
2
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?publication_
filter_option=consultations&departments[]=departme
nt-for-culture-media-sport
For more information, please contact Matt Yardley,
Partner, at matt.yardley@analysysmason.com
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DOES FIBRE TO THE HOME NEED A 100-INCH SCREEN?

Investors in new fibre networks now consider revenue from connected TV as an essential component
of their investment cases. The trend is accompanied by developments in the TV industry, with new
standards in high-definition (HD) TV attracting publicity. This article, jointly written by Analysys
Mason and the University of Salford, studies the evolution of the bandwidth demands of a connected-
TV household and the implications for investment decisions in networks.
As manufacturers use the latest standards to sell new However, the analysis provides some interesting
products and consumers expect the most up-to-date implications for network operators and policy makers
ANDREW DALY
technology, the march towards higher-definition video investing in superfast broadband networks:
Lead Consultant seems relentless. Following the success of 720 and • Demand from 4K UHD TV does not necessarily
andrew.daly@analysysmason.com 1080 (‘full HD’) standards, two new standards for require fibre to the home (FTTH). Enhanced copper
ultra-HD (UHD) TV are being heralded: networks – supported by fibre to the cabinet (FTTC)
• 4K delivers video at a resolution of 3840×2160 pixels along with vectoring technology – are expected to be
“As manufacturers use (approximately four times the resolution of full HD) able to provide around 100Mbit/s to the home. If a
the latest standards and is likely to be accompanied by an increase in second copper pair is available, the use of bonding
frame rate, from 25 to 60fps. and phantom mode could raise this to 200–300Mbit/s.
to sell new products • FTTH will be well suited to support the delivery of
• 8K delivers video at a resolution of 7680×4380 pixels
and consumers expect (approximately 16 times the resolution of full HD) 8K UHD programming. Advances in pixel resolution
the most up-to-date and is expected to increase the frame rate even and frame rate will mean that 8K UHD traffic is
likely to outstrip the expected capabilities of copper
technology, the march further, to 120fps.
networks. FTTH networks are able to provide
towards higher- Several manufacturers, including Sony, LG and connections of 1Gbit/s and more, and so will be
Samsung, either already have UHD TVs on sale or are
definition video seems due to release them. At the moment, the availability of
better suited to delivering such services.
• Take-up of more advanced UHD TV may be limited
relentless.” 4K content is limited and the primary method of by non-technological constraints. There is a limit to
delivery is still to be defined (i.e. through the the angular resolution that the human eye can
development of a physical disc medium and/or via the process, beyond which there is no perceptible
internet). The Sony TVs come with a selection of 4K advantage to greater TV resolution. In order to make
videos pre-loaded on to a separate video player, which the increased detail visible, a larger screen is
can be updated via an internet connection – but we needed. The 4K sets currently available all have
expect such an update to take a long time on a screen sizes over 80 inches; 8K TVs may be even
standard broadband connection. Therefore, as this bigger. Eventually the required screen size may
type of television set becomes more prevalent, we also become so great as to become an obstacle to
70 expect an increase in demand for more instant take-up, whether due to the physical size of rooms,
delivery of UHD programming, akin to the delivery of or the cost of super-sized TVs.
60 HD content to connected TVs today.
Household demand (Mbit/s)

• FTTH networks may be useful for large households,

We have considered the impact of these developments
50
in TV definition standards on telecoms networks. Given
40
the required data rate of UHD standards, including
implementation of the latest video compression
30 techniques (as well as some assumptions on the
take-up of new standards), we have created an indicative
20 forecast of the peak demand of a connected-TV
household in the short to medium, medium to long, and
10 long to very long term. This is shown in Figure 1.
This simple analysis is dependent on the availability of
0 UHD TV technologies, as well as the take-up of those
Short term (HD) Medium term (4K) Long term (8K)
technologies by both content producers and consumers.
350
300
Household demand (Mbit/s)
or for those with a number of connected TVs (our
analysis above assumes one set using the latest
standard, with additional sets using older
standards). In such cases, fibre-on-demand
products may become popular, such as those
discussed here:
http://www.analysysmason.com/Research/Content/
Comments/Openreach-FTTP-on-demand-Jan2013-
RDTW0/
• Backhaul and core capacity, along with multicast
technology, will continue to be essential to ensure
that sufficient bandwidth can be delivered to the
access network at peak times.
So, is UHD TV the ‘killer app’ that next-generation
broadband networks have been waiting for? Forecast
household demand certainly supports investment in
new fibre technologies of some sort. Investors in FTTC
technologies are likely to be vindicated in the medium

250 term, as delivery of 4K UHD TV will make good use of

their networks. FTTH investors are already playing a
200 long game, but with widespread take-up of 8K UHD TV
services likely to be required to fully exploit these
150 networks, vindication of their decision could be some
way off. In future, perhaps every home will have a
100
100-inch screen, but at this stage it looks like a long
time before FTTH investors can fully capitalise on their
50
connection speed advantage.
0 For more information, please contact Andrew Daly,
Short to medium term Medium to long term Long to very long term Lead Consultant, at andrew.daly@analysysmason.com,
(HD) (4K) (8K) or Professor Nigel Linge, at N.Linge@salford.ac.uk
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Figure 1: Indicative forecast of peak demand from an average-sized connected-
TV household [Source: Analysys Mason, University of Salford]
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WILL POLICY AND REGULATION OF TV SERVICES IN THE EU

START CONVERGING IN THE SHORT TO MEDIUM TERM?

70

Household demand (Mbit/s) 60

50

LLUÍS BORRELL
Partner and Head of Media
lluis.borrell@analysysmason.com
40
The European Commission (EC) and the UK are all providing innovative products and services to
30
will soon launch independent consultations on consumers in a bid to offer preferred films, sports and
the policy and regulation of connected TV TV programmes on any device, anytime, anywhere.
services. Both expect
20 to present their Major operators (terrestrial, cable, satellite, fixed and,
conclusions by the end of 2013 after extensive increasingly, mobile) have lent their support and
discussions with stakeholders. investment to this focus on innovation.
10
Connected TV is still a relatively small part of the TV New players are gaining significant market share of
‘ecosystem’, yet one that is growing rapidly. Changing non-linear TV services and technologies (some
0 considered premature, but
the framework could be analysts estimate that 50% of non-traditional TV
given that EC regulation can takeShort
5–7term
years(HD)
to develop, Medium term
services (4K)
in the Long
US in 2011 wereterm
from(8K)
new over-the-top
starting the debate now is perhaps appropriate. Other offerings), which could have substantial impact in the
countries are expected to follow suit. long term, depending on the reaction from established
Background linear TV broadcasters. However, despite the dynamic
350.00 development in these non-linear services, their rapid
In the last five years, there has been steady growth in adoption and consumption, and the resulting pressure
the consumption and revenue of TV services – both in on associated costs and investments in networks and
300.00
traditional linear TV, with moderate, single-digit growth, devices, the actual proportion of viewing remained
as well as in non-linear TV, which has grown relatively small when compared to linear TV. Based on
250.00
exponentially (examples include catch-up TV, video on data from the European Audiovisual Observatory
EUR millions

demand, subscription video on demand and
200.00
professional video online). Between 2009 and 2010,
the three major European Union (EU) economies all
150.00
experienced increases in online TV revenues: the UK
and France had 100% growth, while Germany had 35%.
100.00
Established broadcasters and TV platforms, as well as
new TV/video aggregators 50.00and over-the-top players,
(2013), it is estimated that online revenue accounted
for only 1.3% of total TV revenue in the UK, 0.9% in
France and 0.6% in Germany in 2010. This shows
some moderate progress, when compared to less
than 1% for all three markets in 2009. Total revenue
for online TV in 2010 amounted to a modest EUR330
million in the top five EU countries (EAO, 2012).

0.00
1 2 3 4 5

350

300

250
IT
EUR millions

200 GB
FR
150 ES
DE
100

50

0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Figure 1: Total online TV revenue growth in the top five European markets
[Source: European Audiovisual Observatory, Analysys Mason]

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Regulatory framework These are:

Regulators and policy makers are monitoring
developments to ensure that consumers’ fundamental
rights are protected; the specificities of broadcast
media will need to be reassessed to reflect the new
environment and to safeguard growth, innovation and
competition. In the EU, formal consultations will be
launched to make sure the potential need to adapt
and/or consolidate discrete policy and regulatory
frameworks is properly assessed. The EC is producing
a green paper on connected TV this spring, the UK will
publish a white paper, and France has set up a
commission to study the connected TV market. In
February 2013, Germany’s regulatory bodies published
a paper outlining their priorities for connected TV
regulation. Other countries, such as the Netherlands,
are also opening up the debate.
At EU-level, the policy and regulation of TV services is
mainly based on directives and national regulation, for
example TV Without Frontiers now called the
“Audiovisual Media Services” (AVMS) Directive. The
regulation covers key elements such as diversity and
plurality, minor protection, editorial responsibility,
advertising limitations, rights, public service
broadcasting and state aid, European works,
spectrum… there is a lot at stake!
Key elements
Based on the above-mentioned consultations and
through our own analysis and experience, we have
identified the following as key elements and issues
likely to be at the core of the debates and reviews of TV
policy and regulatory frameworks and competition
cases across all EU countries over the coming years
Regulators and policy makers
• TV advertising are monitoring developments
• access and prominence to ensure that consumers’
• IP rights and premium rights fundamental rights are
protected; the specificities of
• terrestrial spectrum broadcast media will need to
• reference markets be reassessed to reflect the
• net neutrality new environment and to
safeguard growth, innovation
• European works and competition.
• protection of minors.
These key elements, along with the underlying issues
and relevant policy and regulatory framework, are in
shown in the figure below:
Each leading country within the EU assigns a different
level of importance to each of these issues and the
potential need and timing for convergence. For
instance, whereas UK stakeholders appear to
prioritise access and prominence, Germany places an
emphasis on advertising asymmetries and rights,
while the protection of European works ranks as most
important in France. In any case, ‘jurisdictional’
prevalence will be an underlying factor and it will be
interesting to see how the wider EU debate develops
around these different viewpoints – these are very
exciting times. Regulators and policy makers require
structured and evidence-based arguments to move
the debate forward and facilitate decision-making,
and Analysys Mason is proud to continue working with
major stakeholders across the EU and beyond to
provide these, shaping the TV services of the future.
To discuss our experience and capabilities in these
areas, please contact Lluís Borrell, Partner at
lluis.borrell@analysysmason.com.

Key element Key issue Key policy and regulatory reference

TV advertising, Asymmetries on TV advertising AVMS Directive

teleshopping, regulations
product placement

Access and Must carry linear and non-linear TV Universal Service Directive ,
prominence services’ access to platforms and due Access directive
prominence in EPG, searches, apps…

IP rights and Evolution of retransmission rights, Cable and Satellite Directive,

premium rights territoriality, broadcast &VOD AVMS Directive
windows, events of major importance
and premium rights and distribution
exclusivities

Spectrum Spectrum and, eventually, Framework Directive, National

administrative incentive pricing frequency plans and policies, EC
spectrum inventory works and
associated decisions

Reference Potential changes to the definition TV Market reviews, ex-post regulation

markets reference markets (eg. platform and/or
business model)

Net Neutrality Non-discrimination of third-party Framework Directive

content

European works Level of support to EU audiovisual AVMS Directive

production and model

Protection of Protection of minors AVMS Directive

minors

Figure 2: Key issues in the debate surrounding the convergence of linear and non-linear TV services’ 8
policy and regulation [Source: Analysys Mason, 2013]
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ANALYSYS MASON’S NATIONAL BROADBAND EXPERIENCE

Broadband has been identified by central governments, and regional and local authorities as being central to
underpinning future economic growth and social welfare. Operators are investing in high-speed broadband
networks to support the continually increasing demand for internet-delivered content.
We work with clients to help them understand the role they can play • Assessed the costs of fibre deployment in the UK for the
in broadband stimulation and market development, and how to build Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) covering fibre-to-the-cabinet
strategies and implementation plans to ensure maximum benefits and fibre-to-the-home networks
are realised.
• Undertaking a study on ultra-fast broadband in France for a
Our experience includes: consortium of six public bodies including two Ministries and the
telecoms and media regulators
• A feasibility study for nationwide fibre – for the IDA in Singapore
• Developing an operational cost model for the ultrafast broadband
• Preparing a national broadband plan in Thailand to address
network for Telecom New Zealand and reviewing their fibre-to-the-
existing supply- and demand-side barriers to the development of
home deployment plan
the broadband market

COMMISSIONED BROADBAND STUDIES FROM ANALYSYS MASON

• The socio-economic impact of bandwidth • Policy orientations to reach Digital Agenda

- A report for the European Commission providing a detailed - The report, commissioned by Telefónica and Telecom Italia,
forecast of the economic benefits from deploying high-speed provides an overview of next-generation access (NGA)
broadband across the European Union deployment and take-up in all European Union (EU) Member
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/study-socio-economic- States, including forecasts to 2020.
impact-bandwidth-smart-20100033 http://www.analysysmason.com/Research/Content/Reports/
Policy-orientations-to-reach-European-Digital-Agenda-targets/
• Support for the preparation of an impact assessment to accompany
an EU initiative on reducing the costs of high-speed broadband • Evaluation of the market, business and financial aspects for the
infrastructure deployment development of broadband access for FEMIP countries
- A report for the European Commission to assess the potential - A comprehensive study for the European Investment Bank (EIB)
impact of five regulatory measures on reducing the cost of to make broadband market assessments and evolution forecasts
deploying high-speed broadband infrastructure across Europe for nine countries in the MENA region
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/support-preparation- http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publications/all/femip-study-
impact-assessment-accompany-eu-initiative-reducing-costs-high- development-of-broadband-access-for-femip-countries.htm
speed
• Developing successful Public–Private Partnerships to foster
• Guide to Broadband Investment investment in universal broadband networks
- Compiled for and published by the European Commission, - A report on behalf of the International Telecommunications
providing a step-by-step process for planning broadband Union (ITU), highlighting the best practices used by public/private
investment effectively partnerships (PPPs) to successfully implement universal
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/presenta/ broadband projects.
broadband2011/broadband2011_en.pdf http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg/Events/Seminars/GSR/GSR12/
documents/GSR12_BBReport_Yardley_PPP_7.pdf

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business needs for a wide range of organisations.
We deliver tailored research that addresses specific business needs
for a wide range of operators, vendors, industry bodies and
regulators within the telecoms, media and technology (TMT)
sectors. Our comprehensive knowledge of the TMT industries draws
on a large base of market data that we have collected over 25 years,
refreshed through continuous research and custom consulting
project assignments.
Analysys Mason contact:
Matt Yardley, Partner
matt.yardley@analysysmason.com
+44 845 600 5244
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