There has  been much discussion of late about the effect of new multimedia services on Internet traffic loads and who should pay for the extra network capacity needed to meet the growth in traffic.

In the UK the discussions have been centred around the BBC’s popular iPlayer service which lets users download or stream TV programmes to a PC. The BBC has said that its iPlayer service is accounting for between 3 and 5 per cent of all Internet traffic in Britain. According to figures from UK regulator Ofcom it will cost Internet Service Providers in the region of £830m to pay for the extra capacity needed to allow for services like the iPlayer.

So who pays? Should it be the consumer with metered charges, or the content provider? Or should ISPs absorb the cost of extra capacity?

PTT isn’t going to answer that but we can tell you about the technologies that give consumers access to those bandwidth-hungry services. We have just released two brand new e-learning courses about the provision of ADSL and VDSL broadband services over copper wires. These courses join our existing course which discusses how even more bandwidth can be provided using FTTH or FTTC optical fibre systems. More about these three courses here .

We also offer a course covering the provision of IPTV services over broadband – more here .

Telecommunications has experienced major changes in the last few years but perhaps the most radical transformation is occurring now with the introduction of Next Generation Networks (NGNs). These IP-based networks promise long-term cost savings for operators and innovative new services for both residential and business customers.
PTT takes pride in producing e-learning that is up-to-date and relevant and several of our existing courses already deal with technical aspects of NGNs. We will also be releasing in December a brand new course that offers an introduction to the advantages and underlying technologies of NGNs. If you would like more information, please email info@ptt.co.uk with the subject title “NGN course”.

To accommodate an increase in staff numbers and business activity, we have relocated to brand new, purpose built offices near beautiful St. Ives in Cornwall.
Here we will continue to develop leading-edge training solutions for clients around the world.

Our new contact details are as follows:

Postal address:
PTT
The Old Pump House
St. Ives Road
Lelant, ST. IVES
Cornwall. TR26 3EU
UK

Telephone:
0845 0949 120

Email: info@ptt.co.uk