French study fails to find uses for 'NBN' in the Short Term
Phil Lelyveld
Entertainment Technology Center
[IT Wire]
A Study of the French market for ultra fast broadband services has failed to identify any short term demand drivers and says that the widespread availability of today’s services at reasonable cost will suppress demand.
The study was undertaken by Analysys Mason for six French Government bodies: the General directorate for competition, industry and services (DGCIS), the General directorate for media and cultural industries (DGMIC), the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP), the French Broadcasting Authority (CSA), the HADOPI online copyright enforcement authority and the National Centre for cinematography and the moving image (CNC).
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“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.
Read the full story here: http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/53205-french-study-fails-to-find-uses-for-nbn-in-the-short-term
