Commercial, Operational and Technical Standards Project for Independent Local Access Networks (The COTS Project)
Collected tweets from the #cots meeting
- by brian_condon via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:08:04 PM
- Anthony Walker of BSG opening #cots meeting - need for coordinationby brian_condon via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:10:45 PM
- Target for meeting to find consensus for engagement and get to initial thoughts on requirements/solutions for connectivity #digitalbritainby brian_condon via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:13:14 PM
- To keep the noise down I will be liveblogging the #cots meeting to http://bit.ly/12nDRK #digitalbritainby brian_condon via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:16:14 PM
- Need to make sure scale issues in community networks don't inhibit new development and encourage inclusiveness - needs to be a low cost and open approach. Provides choice and enables users and service provders to connectby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:17:16 PM
- BSG has discussed the issue widely: three streams:by brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:19:20 PM
- 1) Wholessale product set
2) Operational issues
3) Commercial and contractual issuesby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:19:51 PM - Guiding principles to structure the work:
1) To promote inclusion
2) To minimise cost and complexity for service providers
3) Minimise geographic 'splits'
4) Agnostic about tech
5) Builds on ALA principlesby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:22:10 PM - Need for discussion with key standards bodies and acknowledge need to build relationships with them.by brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:24:50 PM
- View from BIS - Peter Macdougalby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:27:15 PM
- BISc says communities will form basis of many groups to get to NGAccby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:28:23 PM
- #cots an open process. Aim to facilitate new investment. no protection of existing models.by nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:31:27 PM
- #cots 9 to 12 month process minimumby nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:31:28 PM
- #cots 9 to 12 month process minimumby nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:32:14 PM
- BIS says local communities will have access to the fund for NGA in #digitalbritain - aiming for Sept announcements #cotsby brian_condon via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:32:44 PM
- Open Access is preferred vehicle for receipt of public funds says BIS in #digitalbritainby brian_condon via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:33:14 PM
- Now Chinyelu Onwurah from Ofcomby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:33:20 PM
- Need to make sure NGA products 'map' to existing product sets says Ofcoby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:34:24 PM
- #cots what is the final third? (unlikely to be covered by major players) Where/how do we draw the line?by nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:35:44 PM
- #cots Ofcom not interested in setting standards. Best left to industry bodies.by nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 1:37:44 PM
- Ofcom going through the various products - but focusing on physical layersby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:40:17 PM
- Ofcom seems to want to occupy its own particular 'timebubble' where NGA products are chained to the doctrine of equivalenceby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:44:02 PM
- Q from the audience from Intel re wireless and its part in NGAby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:45:17 PM
- A Walker says it's not an issue.by brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:45:38 PM
- BIS says 'we are technology neutral' and confuses by using the term mobileby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:47:06 PM
- Now meeting talking about state aidsby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:52:15 PM
- Trent Holmes from Thales local requirements can create a local monopoly which may contravene State Aids - needs careful handling. And good training for all sides.by brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:53:36 PM
- Ofcom stays hiding behind Feb 2007 DTI/Ofcom 'guidance' on public sector schemesby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:56:22 PM
- Ofcom says that may be the need for some kind of aggregation of local authorities and manage trade-off between level of engagement and need to make progress with right level of skillsby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 1:59:40 PM
- #cots Concern: 60 or so people here and others missing. already some disagreement. very diverse group. Is concencus possible???by nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 2:04:14 PM
- #cots Seem unclear on starting point. Do we understand how these networks will be built and the potential lack of technical depth for some?by nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 2:07:14 PM
- worth Reading up on Ofcom ALA work. seems that will be of of the main foundations #cotsby nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 2:08:44 PM
- Now I'm on a panel and liveblogging. But my connection fell overby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 2:16:58 PM
- #cots From IFNL: not for profit, industry-owned clearing house is preferred solution. agreement from this side!by nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 2:17:14 PM
- IFNL's thinking actually quite close to what we are thinking of for INCAby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 2:17:24 PM
- I'm speaking next. Peter Shearman is talking about issues of scale and cost for local NGA schemes.by brian_condon at 7/29/2009 2:19:20 PM
- Engagement needs to be on a commercial basis says CPs - but how can that work on a national service provider business model.by brian_condon at 7/29/2009 2:20:39 PM
- I did my bit and now it's Malcolm Taylorby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 2:28:35 PM
- Malcolm Taylor says 'we've been here before and reflections on what's been said so far - is it a Big Meby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 2:29:32 PM
- Reflection of cable industry and will it happen now? And what abut the duopoly? The issues of scale and the stress between Innovation and Standardisation. And the possibility of innovation being stifled by too close an approach to standardsby brian_condon at 7/29/2009 2:31:22 PM
- #cots Comparison of patchwork quilt to inception of cable industry. now just 1 big group (arguably)by nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 2:32:55 PM
- One of the other panelists has noticed my tweets and has asked if there are questions on #digitalbritain NGA and #cotsby brian_condon via twitter at 7/29/2009 2:33:04 PM
- Any thoughts on Councils owning infrastructure to allow communities to share their resources even though they were public funded to create educational networks?by cyberdoyle at 7/29/2009 2:33:10 PM
- Now discussion of interconnect regimes and whether clear products can be delivered.by brian_condon at 7/29/2009 2:35:11 PM
- suggestion we can reuse a lot of historical work done on interconnection. Not IMO. Needs to be much simpler. #cotsby nga_uk via twitter at 7/29/2009 2:35:55 PM
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