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6Mar/12Off

French study fails to find uses for ‘NBN’ in the Short Term

"Despite the fact that UFB is technologically superior to broadband, at this point its advantages in terms of new services and applications appear rather limited, and the ultra-fast products currently marketed by providers offer very few additional services over existing high-end broadband products."

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"At a time when information and communication technologies are playing an increasing role in all sectors of the economy, and in people's daily lives, the advantages of UFB depend on chiefly on the scale of consumption...Ultra-fast broadband makes for easier consumption and enables the development of a number of existing services, including: over-the-top access to TV services through connected televisions; emerging formats such as ultra high definition and 3D, and those that are becoming ubiquitous (HD); - cloud computing services and applications."

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For French speakers the 150 page study is available here.

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