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Iqbal Bedi
Mar 29, 20233 min read
ARTICLE: Wireless ISPs - Vital Players in the UK's Telecoms Sector?
As the UK races towards gigabit connectivity for every household by 2030, it's easy to think that wireless ISPs are a thing of the past....
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Iqbal Bedi
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Feb 3, 20234 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Jan 9, 20235 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Dec 2, 20223 min read
ARTICLE: Altnet Market Growth Strategies
This article provides four key market growth strategies for altnet leaders and investors during a time of economic uncertainty.
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Iqbal Bedi
Nov 8, 20223 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Oct 3, 20224 min read
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
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Iqbal Bedi
Aug 2, 20223 min read
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
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Iqbal Bedi
Jun 29, 20225 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Jun 2, 20224 min read
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,...
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Iqbal Bedi
May 2, 20224 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Mar 25, 20223 min read
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.
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Iqbal Bedi
Jan 28, 20224 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Jan 6, 20223 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Nov 30, 20214 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Nov 18, 20214 min read
ARTICLE: Nobody Left Behind
On October 19, I chaired a Holyrood Events conference on ‘Nobody Left Behind: Promoting Digital Inclusion and Participation Across...
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Iqbal Bedi
Nov 17, 20214 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Oct 22, 20213 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Sep 23, 20213 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
Aug 11, 20211 min read
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...
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Iqbal Bedi
May 11, 20213 min read
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...
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