December 3, 2007

The obstacles to next-gen networks

Without proper investment in next-generation broadband, users in the UK could miss out on the internet's next major innovation, said Ian Fogg, an analyst at Jupiter Research. The BBC reports.

"The next big thing on the internet - 2010's YouTube - may not work in the UK," he warned.

One of the biggest issues is that no-one is really sure what "the next big thing" will be. Even if the UK did have a next-generation network ready to be switched on, how would it be used?

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