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The broadband job is not done
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Come and hear what needs to be said
publicly to our ministers, government, public sector, industry and to
citizens. ABC invite everyone to visit the Broadband Summit on
21st November to hear the official line from ministers, etc, and then
come to The End Game the following day to hear the reality. The 4th
Access to Broadband Campaign conference, organised by Digital Dales, is all about what needs to be
done to win “The End Game for Broadband Britain”
http://www.BroadbandEndGame.com
November 22nd, CityPoint, London
ABC continues to lobby for ubiquitous, affordable and real broadband
access across the UK, and this conference aims to show that the job is
not done, ADSL is not it, and show how the UK can develop a cohesive
strategy sooner rather than later in order to adopt an infrastructure
to rival that which other nations have today.
The End Game is a conference that may take delegates out of the
‘comfort zone’ but complacency in the race to win market share of the
global knowledge economy is not an option for anyone.
The digital divide is widening, not only within the UK as select urban
areas gain access to 24Mbps whilst rural and suburban areas struggle on
512kbps -2Mbps, but between Britain and other nations, some of whom are
now offering up to 1000Mbps symmetrical access to the groups of
customers for whom the UK is beginning to consider 24 Mbps.
“We want everyone to have the opportunity to become digital citizens,
to create and distribute content, to develop exciting and innovative
applications and services, and to contribute to the economic growth
that true broadband has been shown to stimulate elsewhere,” says
Lindsey Annison, co-founder of Digital Dales and ABC. “Public sector needs to work with
both industry and consumers to ensure that UK Plc is in the race. That
is just not possible over the copper network, even with newer
technologies such as ADSL2+. Fibre and fiwi (fibre-wireless mix) are
the end game, and this nation needs to remove the barriers and light
the fibre”.
ABC asks people to visit the Broadband Summit on 21st November to hear
the official line from ministers, etc, and then come to The End Game
the following day to hear the reality. Judge for yourself whether
Britain is truly competing in the broadband race and hear the problems
and solutions from keynote speakers such as Professor Peter Cochrane
(ex- CTO of BT), Johnny Ball (Think of a Number, and Zoe’s dad),
Malcolm Matson and others. Best practice from around the world will be
shared, panel and open floor sessions will discuss and debate hot
topics, and innovative solutions for Britain will be demonstrated in
the Connected Home and Office exhibition.
The conference will once again encourage podcasting, blogging,
and webcasting, to show what broadband connections can be used for, so
bring your wireless device (or borrow one from your kids).
And to make best use of today’s most popular online trend, Peter
Cochrane’s keynote speech is available for sponsorship on Ebay. Bid now
and be associated with this leading edge conference and a fantastic
strategist and speaker.
BID NOW! on Ebay and support broadband Britain
www.BroadbandEndGame.com
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