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Dear Gordon, here's how to spend that £17bn
News The government advisory group on broadband - the BSG - estimates the cost of a partial fibre deployment, taking superfast lines to the curbside cabinets, would cost an affordable £5.1bn. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has... [06 Jan 2009]
£29bn bill for fibre to every UK home
News According to the BSG report, the largest single cost component involved with building a next-gen network will be the civil infrastructure costs associated with deploying and installing the fibre in new or existing ducts. [08 Sep 2008]
Next gen broadband benefits outweigh cost
News Widespread deployment of next-generation broadband - which is significantly faster than current fat pipes - is critical for the UK economy, according to government advisory body the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG). [09 Jun 2008]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News Anthony Walker, chief exec of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), told delegates the prospects for early investment in NGA are not good. The BSG's Walker added: "How worried should we be [about the... [22 Nov 2007]
UK minister dreaming of a high fibre diet
News The speech was made to the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), which recently called for a fibre rollout to keep the UK competitive. According to sources at the BSG, that summit is likely to take place in... [19 Sep 2007]
BSG Clearing Solutions Implements Reliable, Scalable Data Disaster Recovery Solution
White Paper BSG Clearing Solutions GmbH was formed in 2005 with the sale of EDS Clearing House in Germany to US-based Billing Services Group (BSG). The company wanted to implement an efficient disaster recovery... [11 Jul 2007]
UK faces broadband deadline threat
News If the UK fails to offer the same bandwidth as other countries, the pace of innovation in the economy could slow, according to a report from the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) - a government advisory group on... [16 Apr 2007]
Threshers outsources core IT in £8m Xansa deal
News As part of the contract Xansa will work with hosting company BSG and IT support services provider Phoenix. High-street off-licence group Threshers is to outsource its core IT systems to Xansa in an £8m five-year deal... [20 Mar 2007]
UK slams proposed EU online broadcasting regulation
News An alliance of broadcasting, telecoms, technology, new media and advertising bodies led by UK IT industry body Intellect and the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) claims the changes will be damaging for players in the... [18 Apr 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: The UK's a broadband leader. Really?
Comment The DTI measures the UK's progress every six months based on an index developed jointly by government and the Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG). Written from a location that looks like a little bit of heaven, with... [17 Oct 2005]
EU trying to regulate web "by the back door"
News The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) and tech industry association Intellect are calling on the European Commission to drop its plans to publish a draft Audio Visual Content Directive (AVCD) by the end of the year. [20 Sep 2005]
Government must take more tech risks
News A panel at the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) conference in London said that too often projects become bogged down with evaluation and measurement, when the emphasis should just be on getting things done. [29 Oct 2003]
Ecommerce minister has 'too much energy' to focus on IT
News The issue came to a head when Timms found himself forced to choose between attending a major Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) conference this week and visiting renewable energy projects in the north of England. [29 Oct 2003]
Broadband aggregation "could constitute illegal state aid"
News Antony Walker, CEO of the BSG, said: "The aggregation of public sector demand for broadband is a one-off opportunity to extend the availability of broadband to rural areas. The government's £1bn broadband investment... [05 Aug 2003]
Broadband revolution under threat from piracy
News The UK's broadband boom is likely to falter unless more progress is made towards combating digital piracy, the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) has warned. In a report published this week, the BSG urged... [25 Jul 2003]
