Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
Synopsis The Dutch telecom market has one of the most progressive
broadband sectors in the world, with effective cross-platform
competition further stimulated by numerous fibre deployments. There is
also strong competition in the mobile sector, and a progressive digital
TV platform with the services of the two dominant cable companies being
complemented by KPNs Digitenne and IPTV offerings. This report
introduces the key aspects of this market in 2010. It provides
comprehensive data on fixed network services, profiles the major
operators and overviews the key regulatory issues including
interconnection, local loop unbundling, number portability, carrier
preselection, and the provisions for competitor access to cable and
fibre infrastructure.
Key Topics Covered:
Synopsis
Key statistics
Telecommunications market
Overview of the Netherlands telecom market
Regulatory environment
History
EU regulatory framework
Regulatory authority
Netherlands Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA)