The UK broadband market: technology, competition and policy priorities
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The UK broadband market: technology, competition and policy priorities Tuesday, 14th June 2016 Central London This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Chris Townsend, Chief Executive Officer, BDUK
This seminar focuses on the future of the broadband market in
the UK - examining progress with roll-out, innovation and access, the
future landscape for competition and services, and priorities for
policy.
It will also be an opportunity to discuss the conclusion of Ofcom’s Digital Communications Review.
Areas for discussion include: progress on the strategy for broadband delivery, with a keynote contribution from Chris Townsend,
Chief Executive, BDUK; developments in 5G and Ultra-Fast; reaching
rural and inner-city 'not spots'; business and domestic consumer demand
trends; the market going forward, including quadplay and service
bundling, and the developing service and pricing battlefronts; next
steps for eskills and digital inclusion programmes and policy priorities
in light of Ofcom’s Digital Communications Review.
We are delighted that at this early stage Chris Townsend, Chief Executive Officer, BDUK; Mike Conradi, Partner, DLA Piper; Robin Christopherson, Head of Digital Inclusion, AbilityNet; Matthew Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG); Andy Lister, Programme Director, Superfast North Yorkshire, NYnet; Iain Wood, Public Affairs Manager, TalkTalk and Dr Matt Yardley, Partner, Analysys Mason have all agreed to speak.
