UK still lagging when it comes to fibre-optic broadband networks

According to a recent report the UK is still lagging behind when it comes to the installation of fibre-optic broadband networks, and this could prove to be a problem.

A leading computer experts has expressed concern over how far behind the UK is when it comes to the installation of super fast fibre-optic broadband networks, and he has stated that this could create problems in many different areas in the future, as other developed countries continue to adopt and develop this advanced broadband technology.

Professor Christopher Bishop, chief scientist at Microsoft Research Cambridge, as said that many different areas will be affected as a result of the failure to quickly install and adopt fibre-optic networks, and this includes areas such as entertainment, education, health care, and even issues relating to global warming.

Mr Bishop went on to state that it was imperative that the government launched a programme to get fibre-optic networks launched across the nation, and that this needed to be done as soon as possible to help the country to increase its broadband capacity in line with other leading nations that are way ahead of the UK.

He stated: “If we are looking for a government project that would stimulate the economy in the short term and help combat the impact of the credit crunch, while also bringing long-lasting improvements to the nation’s infrastructure, then we could do no better than rewire the nation with fibre optics.” He added: “We can now shift huge amounts of data speedily around the country but cannot move it for the last mile into people’s houses because there is not enough bandwidth in our domestic telephone cables, the only effective route we have for taking broadband signals into homes and small businesses. This is beginning to have serious consequences.”