With much of the focus on broadband access over the last few days, it is easy to forget that there’s little point in operators investing in super-fast next gen pipes if they have not got the right strategy in place to offer the content and services that will benefit both themselves and their customers.

New statistics would appear to show that we were rather too harsh yesterday on Europe’s fibre progression, but
 the general feeling at Broadband World Forum is more akin to our slightly downbeat – or perhaps realistic – assessment.

On the eve of the 2012 Broadband World Forum event it is worth looking at how far things have progressed over the last 12 months.

Telenor has joined Telefónica's BlueVia platform as it attempts to derive revenue from a range of new services, but is slightly worried it will fail if others don’t follow suit.

Telefónica has provided a welcome boost to the industry by announcing the creation of a new global business unit aimed at deriving revenue from Big Data.

Last week, Rovio Entertainment launched its latest game, Bad Piggies, in an attempt to shift consumers away from its Angry Birds.

“It’s the economy, stupid,” was a phrase made famous by former US president Bill Clinton as he set about winning the 1992 presidential election.

Lycamobile CEO Milind Kangle ended a speech on Monday with the message that he wanted to work more closely with mobile network operators, but began it by saying they were also slowing his company down.