Digital infrastructure flourishes in 2020
Study from co-operative trade association for next-generation broadband services notes increased industry investment and roll-out growth, marking a significant year for network infrastructure
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Despite Covid-19 and the economic downturn, private investment in the UK’s digital infrastructure sector has continued apace, which is doubly impressive given uncertainty over government funding for hard-to-reach areas, recent changes to the overall policy target and the continuing debate about Ofcom’s regulation of the market, says an end-of-year statement by the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA).
INCA noted that growth in the independent network sector in 2020, represented by strong investment and a growing number of predicted and achieved fibre roll-outs in the UK, have acted as signals of the sector’s contribution towards a “Gigabit Britain” and