Thought Leadership 2/3

Mar 3, 20234 min read

ARTICLE: Are We Switch Off Ready?

In 2017, Openreach announced its decision to retire its aging, legacy copper telephony network commencing with the switch-off of Public...

ARTICLE: Enough Fibre For 78 Million Homes

Iqbal Bedi

Feb 3, 20234 min read

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ARTICLE: Enough Fibre For 78 Million Homes

This article and infographic reveals the key performance metrics of the UK fibre market. The research compares the top 10 alternative...

Iqbal Bedi

Jan 9, 20235 min read

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ARTICLE: 2023 'State of Fibre' update

Our last ‘State of Fibre’ update was published in June 2022. Since then, it has been remarkable to witness fibre investment in the UK...

ARTICLE: Altnet Market Growth Strategies

Iqbal Bedi

Dec 2, 20223 min read

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ARTICLE: Altnet Market Growth Strategies

This article provides four key market growth strategies for altnet leaders and investors during a time of economic uncertainty.

Iqbal Bedi

Nov 8, 20223 min read

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ARTICLE: Solving the 5G business case

I was invited by Connected Britain in September this year to moderate a panel on building a business case for 5G. This article touches on...

ARTICLE: How will the cost-of-living crisis affect UK fibre operator strategies?

Iqbal Bedi

Oct 3, 20224 min read

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ARTICLE: How will the cost-of-living crisis affect UK fibre operator strategies?

This article considers how operators might respond to the UK’s financial and economic crisis

ARTICLE: The Benefits of Project Gigabit to ISPs

Iqbal Bedi

Aug 2, 20223 min read

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ARTICLE: The Benefits of Project Gigabit to ISPs

August's Article of the Month explores, through a worked example, the financial benefits to ISPs of bidding for Project Gigabit

ARTICLE: Mid-Year 'State of Fibre' Update

Iqbal Bedi

Jun 29, 20225 min read

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ARTICLE: Mid-Year 'State of Fibre' Update

Since we last published the fibre update in 2021 fibre altnets have secured £billions more investment, fibre availability has shot up and...

ARTICLE: What Levelling Up Means for Digital

Iqbal Bedi

Jun 2, 20224 min read

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ARTICLE: What Levelling Up Means for Digital

The UK government has iterated its commitment to levelling up across the whole of the UK to ensure that no community is left behind,...

ARTICLE: The Business Case Of 5G Networks

Iqbal Bedi

May 2, 20224 min read

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ARTICLE: The Business Case Of 5G Networks

I recently had the privilege of hosting a panel discussion at the inaugural Connected North event in Manchester explore the future case...

ARTICLE: Security Considerations when Implementing IoT

Iqbal Bedi

Mar 25, 20223 min read

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ARTICLE: Security Considerations when Implementing IoT

This article asks what risks arise from the increasing number of connected devices and what security design considerations can protect you.

ARTICLE: Intelligens Consulting response to Public Accounts Committee report on UK Broadband

Iqbal Bedi

Jan 28, 20224 min read

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ARTICLE: Intelligens Consulting response to Public Accounts Committee report on UK Broadband

On 19 January 2022, the Public Accounts Committee published a scathing report that, following an inquiry into the progress of gigabit...

ARTICLE: Data-Driven Decision-Making Is Essential to Smart Connected Places

Iqbal Bedi

Jan 6, 20223 min read

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ARTICLE: Data-Driven Decision-Making Is Essential to Smart Connected Places

Current approaches to investing in smart connected places is leading to inefficient network investment. Based on recent client work and...

Iqbal Bedi

Nov 30, 20214 min read

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ARTICLE: The investment case for IoT

Set against a backdrop of increased spending due to COVID-19, inflation and increasing customer expectations, local authorities are...

Iqbal Bedi

Nov 18, 20214 min read

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ARTICLE: Nobody Left Behind

On October 19, I chaired a Holyrood Events conference on ‘Nobody Left Behind: Promoting Digital Inclusion and Participation Across...

Iqbal Bedi

Nov 17, 20214 min read

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ARTICLE: Delivering a Smart Britain

In September 2021, Total Telecom pulled off one of the largest in-person events since COVID-19 with over 2,000 delegates attending...

ARTICLE: What is IoT and what are the benefits for local authorities?

Iqbal Bedi

Oct 22, 20213 min read

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ARTICLE: What is IoT and what are the benefits for local authorities?

Earlier in 2021, Intelligens Consulting undertook research into the rollout and adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) on behalf of...

ARTICLE: The Importance of Mapping Telecoms Assets

Iqbal Bedi

Sep 23, 20213 min read

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ARTICLE: The Importance of Mapping Telecoms Assets

The department for Digital, Communications, Media, and Sport (DCMS) has recently launched a GBP 4 million competition to make it easier...

ARTICLE: Innovative Financing to End Digital Exclusion

Iqbal Bedi

Aug 11, 20211 min read

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ARTICLE: Innovative Financing to End Digital Exclusion

In May 2021, Intelligens Consulting wrote about the need for a radical rethink to end digital inclusion with a focus on innovative...

Radical action needed to end digital exclusion

Iqbal Bedi

May 11, 20213 min read

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Radical action needed to end digital exclusion

The Internet has empowered many to work normally during the pandemic. However vulnerable groups have come out significantly worse despite...

Iqbal Bedi

Mar 31, 20212 min read

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Flipping Fibre

Last week I had the privilege of chairing a panel discussion on behalf of TotalTelecom on the role of wireless networks in the...