Broadband should be superfast and super-flexible
Jeremy Hunt shares his vision at the Google Big Tent event.
Broadband should be both superfast and super-flexible, Culture Secretary told the 迟辞诲补测.听
Mr Hunt said there is a sense that聽Britain hasn鈥檛 quite bridged the digital gap between聽Europe and the pace setters of the Far East. Citing the UK鈥檚 advanced manufacturing capabilities, strong trading links and aptitude for creating digital content, he argued that the key ingredients of success in the digital age are already in place.
鈥淚 believe we cannot be a global force in the digital age with the connection speeds we currently achieve,鈥� said Mr Hunt.聽鈥漈hat鈥檚 why one of the first ambitions I set out when I entered government was for this country to have the best superfast broadband network in Europe.聽皇冠体育app faster we can roll-out superfast broadband across the UK, the sooner the next generation of applications will spring up to meet the new commercial opportunities.鈥�
皇冠体育app to drive forward the provision of superfast broadband, particularly in most likely to be on the wrong side of the digital divide.
Mobile broadband
Mr Hunt also emphasised the need for superfast broadband provision to be 鈥榮uper-flexible鈥�, to keep up with the increased use of broadband on-the-move.聽
鈥淥ver the past year, the smartphone market has almost doubled, while tablet sales are set to quadruple over the course of 2011.聽So when I talk about aspirations for universal superfast broadband, I am clear we must think not only about fixed fibre but also our wireless capabilities.鈥�
Further information
- Broadband Delivery UK