POLICY
Philip Hammond
UK CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
The FTIR follows up from a speech by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond earlier this year. The document points out that “full fibre and 5G are the long-term answer“ to consumer and business demands for speed, resilience and reliability. “5G will deliver faster and better mobile broadband, and enable revolutionary uses in industry sectors like manufacturing, health and transport.”
The UK Government plans to make £3 billion to £5 billion available to enable rollouts in potentially underserved areas. Several initiatives should enable the competitive ecosystem to reach as 90% of the country with fibre access. The Government plans to supply funding to support FTTP rollout to 10% of (mainly rural) premises that presumably won’t be provided with fibre within the target time frame.
“We want everyone in the UK to benefit from world-class connectivity no matter where they live, work, or travel,” said Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Secretary of State Jeremy Wright. “This radical new blueprint for the future of telecommunications in this country will increase competition and investment in full fibre broadband, create more commercial opportunities, and make it easier and cheaper to roll out infrastructure for 5G.
Five key points from the strategy
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