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Monthly Roundup, May 2014: Aphaia at FTTx Summit Europe

This past May: Aphaia's Chief Consultant Dr Bostjan Makarovic spoke at the FTTx Summit in London about innovative views on superfast broadband policy and regulation. Naturally, we tweeted the whole event for you - read what was said at the conference after the jump.

The 3 true reasons behind the European ‘broadband lottery’

Appalling broadband price differences have long been the reality for anyone moving home across Europe, even between places as close as the UK and Belgium. So have been the differences in broadband quality, speed and coverage. This ‘geographic lottery’ for broadband has been confirmed by the European Commission in their latest study.

State of Broadband Report: “We must invest in an ecosystem”

The ITU and UNESCO Broadband Commission for Digital Development has published a report on the state of broadband access across the globe that features the latest country-by-country data on state of broadband access worldwide.

Commission criticizes ‘regulatory mess’ in EU telecoms

European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes has said that different charges and regulatory systems across the EU are hurting broadband investment. The statement precedes the new proposal for a Single EU Telecoms Market.

Britain to set up default ‘family friendly’ filters for all broadband users

The United Kingdom will see most of its households have pornography blocked by their internet service provider, it has been announced. The filters will be set up automatically for both existing and new customers.

In Europe the broadband we are paying for is not the broadband we get

Europeans are not receiving the broadband speeds they are paying for, reveals a new EU study on fixed broadband performance, for the first time confirming the difference between advertised and actual broadband speeds.

More and more Europeans going mobile, but many still without computer skills

The Internet is now present almost everywhere in Europe, with more and more Europeans accessing it on mobile devices, shows the latest overview of digital progress in the EU. This fact lies in stark contrast with another finding, namely that almost half of the same population has little or no computer skills.

Monthly Round Up: April 2013

This month we celebrated Earth Day 2013, found out how the end of the DVD will benefit the environment and how to delete your online life, and can now tell the difference between US and EU data protection.

Aphaia at FTTx Summit 2013: resolving the rural FTTx investment gridlock

Aphaia’s Chief Consultant Boštjan Makarovič spoke today at the IQPC FTTx Summit Europe 2013 conference in Berlin about the policy and regulatory options of resolving the European rural FTTx investment gridlock.

What can UK broadband providers do to improve?

Read an article by our guest blogger Matt Powell, the editor of Broadband Genie, a consumer focused information site offering advice on home and mobile broadband, in which he discusses how UK broadband providers can improve diminishing customer satisfaction by implementing a few simple fundamental rules.