Question 3

[fiwipie]

What do respondents feel is the minimum bandwidth requirements, both download and upload, in order to qualify as a Next Generation
broadband service?

Are the requirements above regarding quality of service, including latency and reliability sufficient?

What figures should we set on the bandwidth requirements?

[fiwipie]

World Leading, world class

– this is the 4th utility of the 21st century, a key enabler for education, healthcare, sustainable and low carbon economic growth

– quality of life for all

From an economic standpoint, world-leading means kaizen, continuous improvement, permanently benchmarked in comparison with the world leaders e.g. South Korea: 100Mbps symmetric today, 1000Mbps symmetric 2012 (for fibre to the premises connections, wireless standard in rural areas is 10Mbps today vs 100Mbps in 2012)

[cyberdoyle]

I don't think it needs a measurement, but I suppose it has to have one. My view is that it should be like electric. One should be able to have as much and as fast as you are prepared to pay for.
I don't see the point in doing anything other than fibre to the home, otherwise it will all be 'to do' again. Minimum goal should be 100meg, anything less is stupid