gigabit

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GBS

The Department issued a Programme for Government update about a month ago. Here’s the relevant bit, Tackle broadband gigabit blackspots that are not included in the National Broadband Plan Intervention Area currently and which will unlikely be served by commercial operators Information gathering and detailed analysis is ongoing with Operators to understand the full scale of the issue. Once the analysis is completed, DCCS will determine potential avenues to address and determine the optimal policy solution, including from a cost and legal perspective, to addressing such potential broadband gigabit blackspots. It is also important to note that a number of...

Opinion

Universal Gigabit by 2028 is not believable

‘The policy is the policy until the policy changes’ The Government’s Digital Connectivity Strategy dates from 2022 and contains three targets. We can dispense with target number three, the BCPs and schools, which was met some time ago, and number two, the 5g target, is worth a post of its own. The question here is whether the Government credibly can cling to the claim of ubiquitous gigabit coverage by 2028. The strategy was supposed to “evolve“. In 2023 the Department committed to an update no later than 2025. That didn’t happen, but last December we were advised the strategy would...