Martin Cave of the Warwick Business School discusses how policymakers in communications should react in the credit crunch as broadband infrastructure projects require investment
ICT role in 21st century education and its challenges
Investment, Competition and Regulation in the Recession
1. International Institute of Communications Telecoms and Media Forum Brussels, March 25 2009 ‘ Investment, Competition and Regulation in the Recession ’ Martin Cave Warwick Business School, UK [email_address] mec1730 mec1730
2. IMF Output Growth Forecasts (%) 2009 2010 World US Euro Zone Japan UK -1.0 to -0.5 -2.6 -3.2 -5.8 -3.8 1.5to 2.5 +0.2 +0.1 -0.2 -0.2
3. Long-term Effects for UK GNP 2000 2008 2016 Long term loss of productive potential accompanied by a permanent increase in the cost of capital
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5. Who wants NGAs? Past trends show demand for speed increasing 10-fold every 5 years- ie to 50 Mbps in 2013 Applications include: Web 2.0 in-home wireless distribution systems streaming applications with low error rate and symmetry HD content, including internet TV How urgent are these needs?