Broadband Aggregation Study:
Mott MacDonald Schema undertook a major study for a UK County
Council, funded by a Regional Development Agency assessing the
market potential for public sector broadband aggregation in the
leading city in the region. Mott MacDonald Schema held discussions
with key stakeholders (education, health, police, city and county
councils, museums etc) and assessed their use of telecoms services
with a particular emphasis on broadband. In addition a detailed
review of existing contracts, resources, attitudes and perceptions
towards broadband aggregation was undertaken.
In parallel with this programme of research, Mott MacDonald Schema
also interviewed leading telecoms operators and service providers
about their attitudes towards service provision in the region and
the key contractual, technical and financial parameters that would
need to be in place.
Mott MacDonald Schema then produced a detailed business plan that
aggregated the demand for public sector telecoms services in the
region and made recommendations as to how this public sector demand
could be used as a lever to entice further investment in the region
by the telecoms industry.
Broadband Policy Advisor:
The UK Prime Minister's Strategy Unit asked Mott MacDonald Schema
to contribute to its report "Electronic Networks - Challenges for
the Next Decade". By providing the project team with a detailed
understanding of the economics of providing access services in
rural areas, we were able to guide their thinking regarding
Government intervention in the delivery of broadband services to a
wider market than exists today.
