White paper - Broadband Internet access

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Title:  Broadband Internet access – what does Europe actually need?

Author: Richard Womersley

Abstract

The European Commission's Digital Agenda sets a political target of achieving symmetric, 100 Mbit/s broadband connectivity near-universally with 30 Mbit/s being available to remaining, outlying areas. Individual Member States are also setting targets for broadband connectivity: in the UK, for example, the Digital Britain programme is aiming to deliver at least 2 Mbit/s of broadband Internet connectivity universally across the country by 2012, with a target of achieving next generation broadband to 90% of the population by 2017.

But what are the motivations for delivering such high bandwidths and is there any substance behind the need for a symmetrical 30 Mbit/s connection?

This white paper examines the evidence for demand for high bandwidth access to determine what kind of Internet connection is realistically required by everyday Internet users over the next 5 to 10 years.

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