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As France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to launch a long awaited Digital Plan within a couple of weeks, the UK is now looking into playing a more active role in shaping broadband policies. “This does not translate into subsidies or structural changes in regulation, but rather a set of initiatives that could support and inform the activity of regulators,” says a detailed report made by Francesco Caio, at the request of Shriti Vadera Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Business…

Ofcom, the telecoms regulator in the United Kingdom, has published a new Code of Practice that will pressure Internet service providers (ISPs) to offer greater clarity over broadband speeds. Many people have complained that advertised broadband speeds were much higher than what they actually received.

Thirty-two ISPs have already signed up to comply with the Code, but it is voluntary. To me that means it has no teeth. Nevertheless, Ofcom is conducting an extensive survey of actual broadband performance across the…

Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, will allow wireless broadband operators to increase power levels for wireless nodes operating in the 5.8 GHz band. While the rule applies to all operators in the UK, it will have a more significant impact on rural wireless broadband networks. The new Ofcom regulations increase the maximum power limit from 2 to 4 Watts (EIRP). The rules cover the 5.8 GHz band, which is currently used by a number of operators to provide fixed wireless…