With important reforms looming in Europe, the regulatory model in France was singled out as having successfully enabled fibre investment and competition
Event debrief: Connected Britain 2025
The event primarily remains a forum for debate on the future of the UK fibre market, as familiar sparks flew over potential altnet consolidation and the continued regulation of Openreach
Event debrief: Westminster eForum: The future for broadband and mobile connectivity in the UK
Industry calls for greater intervention to facilitate 5G rollouts, but urges caution around changes to the existing regulatory framework for fibre
Event debrief: ISPA ISP Summit 2025
Against a challenging financial backdrop, regulation, adoption and consolidation will together shape the development of the UK’s fibre market
Event debrief: Connected Britain 2024, Day 2
Event debrief: Connected Britain 2024, Day 1
Amid ranging assessments of the future of the altnet market, panellists also made numerous asks of the new Government, from AI to infrastructure
Event debrief: ISPA ISP Business Summit 2024
Consolidation and the ‘right number’ of fibre networks dominated discussions, with the ultimate survival of some altnets the elephant in the room
Event debrief: Connected North 2024
Adoption, consolidation and regulation dominated discussions at this year’s event, with tensions already running high heading into the Telecoms Access Review
Event debrief: ISPA’s Parliament & Internet conference 2024
Both industry and policymakers appear pleased with progress on rollout, but there is work to do connecting rural areas and driving adoption
Conference debrief: ISPA ISP Business Summit 2023
Discussions centred on stimulating fibre adoption, reflecting the industry’s shift from a focus on premises passed to delivering connections and returns
