Published 18.05.2010
Bandwidth demand is growing fast and starting to exceed the physical limits of legacy access networks. But the roll-out of next generation access networks (NGAs) with a focus on fiber-to-the-home requires massive investments with long pay-back periods. The German example shows that the ambitious targets of national broadband strategies need an investment-friendly regulatory framework along with restrictive but clearly defined industrial policy measures.

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