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Broadband Britain at risk from Internet piracy
News The UK's broadband boom is likely to falter unless more progress is made towards combating digital piracy, the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) has warned. Digital Rights Management and micro-payments are becoming 'make or break' issues for the...
[July 24, 2003, 16:33]
Government urges BT to cut ADSL costs
News The UK's e-commerce minister, backed by the government's Broadband Stakeholder Group, has called on BT to boost the rollout of broadband Internet services in the UK, by making more aggressive price cuts than it has managed so far.
[September 26, 2001, 11:52]
Government adviser leans toward broadband monopolies
News Peter Radley, chairman of one of the committees of the Broadband Stakeholder Group, said that the UK economy is too small to allow for more than a few broadband infrastructure companies. The Broadband Stakeholder Group was set up by ministers to...
[July 2, 2001, 12:07]
Broadband group outlines fibre rollout costs
News A nationwide rollout of next-generation broadband is more likely to involve fibre to the cabinet than fibre being installed all the way to homes and small businesses, a report from the Broadband Stakeholder Group has suggested.
[September 8, 2008, 17:27]
Bandwidth talk turns off broadband late adopters
News The UK's telecoms industry must concentrate on promoting the value of broadband if the vision of Broadband Britain is to be achieved, according to a senior member of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG).
[November 20, 2002, 16:21]
Government may back fibre rollout to homes
News The speech was made to the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), which recently called for a fibre rollout to keep the UK competitive. Together, thanks in no small measure to the work of the Broadband Stakeholder Group, we fixed that problem and put...
[September 19, 2007, 8:00]
BT's Bonfield rejects calls for lower ADSL prices
News BT's chief executive believes that Alexander, who was only made a minister back in June, should concentrate on the recommendations made last week by the Broadband Stakeholder Group. The government should read the report of the Broadband Stakeholder...
[October 3, 2001, 13:06]
Fibre access essential says industry group
News A report by the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) — which includes representation from organisations as diverse as Ofcom, the government, BT, the BBC and Time Warner — suggests that such a rollout must begin within the next two years, despite a...
[April 16, 2007, 13:18]
Phorm appoints Norman Lamont as director
News Lamont was appointed on Monday alongside Kip Meek, chair of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) and a consultant with Ingenious Consulting, who was also made a non-executive director. The BSG describes itself as a "neutral forum for organisations...
[December 2, 2008, 17:30]
Government backs industry broadband strategy
News The government has responded to suggestions from the UK's Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) and so far the pressure group likes what it's heard. In a written statement to the House of Commons, e-minister Stephen Timms said: "Broadband in the UK has...
[March 21, 2003, 9:34]
Could copyright crackdown kill superfast broadband demand?
Blog Comment "Antony Walker, the head of the Broadband Stakeholder Group, later told me that video was less likely to be unlawfully shared online than music was a few years ago, because legitimate video services are coming out to coincide with the rise in...
[November 26, 2009, 17:30]
Former ICL chief to lead broadband advisory group
News The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), the industry body that advises the government on its broadband strategy, has a new chairman -- former ICL chief executive Keith Todd. BT's new chief executive, Ben Verwaayen, who took over from Bonfield this...
[February 11, 2002, 15:45]
Government accepts broadband recommendations
News E-commerce minister Douglas Alexander insisted on Monday that the government was still committed to making Britain a leading broadband nation, as he accepted all but one of the recommendations made by the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG).
[December 3, 2001, 17:17]
When narrow minds meet next-gen broadband
Leader The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), which comprises organisations ranging from the government and Ofcom to ISPs and content providers, is somehow still seriously considering questions such as: "Do we need next-generation access at all?
[February 25, 2008, 14:36]
Broadband killer apps will be created at home
News Ziya, a member of the Broadband Stakeholder Group, said that -- as with new technologies in the past -- it will be creative individuals who have the next Big Ideas. In its full report to the government, the Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG...
[December 10, 2001, 14:10]
Making rural broadband happen - as easy as ABC?
News It has already been endorsed by the Broadband Stakeholder Group, and is expected to be formally launched this summer. Called ABC, the group aims to boost the rollout of broadband in remote and rural areas and has a particular focus on wireless.
[April 29, 2003, 16:42]
Agenda set for rural broadband push
News Speakers at the event will include representatives from the Radiocommunications Agency -- reflecting ABC's belief that wireless is the key to closing the broadband divide -- the Broadband Stakeholder Group, several telecoms firms, and a selection...
[June 6, 2003, 15:20]
Analyst: Reuse 2G spectrum for 3G in rural areas
News The same refarming issue was the subject of a report issued on Tuesday by Kip Meek, chairman of the Broadband Stakeholder Group and spectrum adviser to the communications minister Lord Carter. Reusing 2G spectrum for 3G services could successfully...
[May 14, 2009, 17:58]
Help sought as campaigners push the rural agenda
News Although the government has provided £30m for regional development agencies (RDAs) to work with broadband and funds both the Broadband Stakeholder Group and the Broadband Task Force, there is no similar financial support available for private...
[May 16, 2003, 15:05]
Government 'getting closer' to key broadband goal
News Analysys has conducted several broadband benchmarking reviews in the past, including for the most recent Broadband Stakeholder Group report, which found that the government was far from hitting its target of making Britain the most competitive and...
[May 7, 2003, 13:48]
