Broadband 'to be central technology of the future'Broadband will play an increasingly central role in almost every part of people's lives in the future, an expert has predicted. Broadband will become an increasingly central part of people's everyday lives and begin to hold a central role in everything from the way roads operate to education, an expert has predicted.
Tony Tickle, coordinator at Digital Bury, has predicted that mobile technologies will also play a crucial role, with almost every aspect of technology suitable for use with broadband.
His comments follow a speech by Dr Mike Short, vice-president of research and development at Telefonica Europe, which owns leading broadband provider O2, which highlighted the future of broadband.
Dr Short emphasised the health benefits which broadband will enable people to enjoy, suggesting that the developments created by companies focusing on digital health care will help many people to lead active and independent lives.
Earlier this month, eDigitalResearch reported that improvements in the UK's broadband networks would benefit everybody in the country.
It suggested that both businesses and consumers would see an improved efficiency in their day-to-day lives. |
There are more than seven million unbundled broadband lines in the UK, the Office of the Telecommunication Adjudicator has announced. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Scotland are able to access up to 40Mb/s broadband, thanks to BT. Civic Voice has argued that BT's street-level broadband boxes are making the nation's streets look untidy. | Music lovers at Bestival will have the chance to connect to the web thanks to 3 Mobile. Bundle provider TalkTalk has purchased 2,000 square feet of data centre space in Manchester to help it cope with increased customer demand. A new survey has revealed home broadband is the expense that Brits are least willing to give up. |
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