Iqbal Bedi
ARTICLE: Altnet Market Growth Strategies
This article provides four key market growth strategies for altnet leaders and investors during a time of economic uncertainty.
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Iqbal Bedi
- Nov 8
- 3 min
ARTICLE: Solving the 5G business case
I was invited by Connected Britain in September this year to moderate a panel on building a business case for 5G. This article touches on...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Oct 3
- 4 min
ARTICLE: How will the cost-of-living crisis affect UK fibre operator strategies?
This article considers how operators might respond to the UK’s financial and economic crisis
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Iqbal Bedi
- Aug 2
- 3 min
ARTICLE: The Benefits of Project Gigabit to ISPs
August's Article of the Month explores, through a worked example, the financial benefits to ISPs of bidding for Project Gigabit
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Iqbal Bedi
- Jun 29
- 5 min
ARTICLE: Mid-Year 'State of Fibre' Update
Since we last published the fibre update in 2021 fibre altnets have secured £billions more investment, fibre availability has shot up and...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Jun 2
- 4 min
ARTICLE: What Levelling Up Means for Digital
The UK government has iterated its commitment to levelling up across the whole of the UK to ensure that no community is left behind,...
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Iqbal Bedi
- May 2
- 4 min
ARTICLE: The Business Case Of 5G Networks
I recently had the privilege of hosting a panel discussion at the inaugural Connected North event in Manchester explore the future case...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Mar 25
- 3 min
ARTICLE: Security Considerations when Implementing IoT
This article asks what risks arise from the increasing number of connected devices and what security design considerations can protect you.
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Iqbal Bedi
- Jan 28
- 4 min
ARTICLE: Intelligens Consulting response to Public Accounts Committee report on UK Broadband
On 19 January 2022, the Public Accounts Committee published a scathing report that, following an inquiry into the progress of gigabit...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Jan 6
- 3 min
ARTICLE: Data-Driven Decision-Making Is Essential to Smart Connected Places
Current approaches to investing in smart connected places is leading to inefficient network investment. Based on recent client work and...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
ARTICLE: The investment case for IoT
Set against a backdrop of increased spending due to COVID-19, inflation and increasing customer expectations, local authorities are...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Nov 18, 2021
- 4 min
ARTICLE: Nobody Left Behind
On October 19, I chaired a Holyrood Events conference on ‘Nobody Left Behind: Promoting Digital Inclusion and Participation Across...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Nov 17, 2021
- 4 min
ARTICLE: Delivering a Smart Britain
In September 2021, Total Telecom pulled off one of the largest in-person events since COVID-19 with over 2,000 delegates attending...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
ARTICLE: What is IoT and what are the benefits for local authorities?
Earlier in 2021, Intelligens Consulting undertook research into the rollout and adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) on behalf of...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Sep 23, 2021
- 3 min
ARTICLE: The Importance of Mapping Telecoms Assets
The department for Digital, Communications, Media, and Sport (DCMS) has recently launched a GBP 4 million competition to make it easier...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
ARTICLE: Innovative Financing to End Digital Exclusion
In May 2021, Intelligens Consulting wrote about the need for a radical rethink to end digital inclusion with a focus on innovative...
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Iqbal Bedi
- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
Radical action needed to end digital exclusion
The Internet has empowered many to work normally during the pandemic. However vulnerable groups have come out significantly worse despite...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
Flipping Fibre
Last week I had the privilege of chairing a panel discussion on behalf of TotalTelecom on the role of wireless networks in the...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Mar 4, 2021
- 3 min
Busting barrier busting
The term ‘barrier busting’ describes a set of initiatives that public bodies can implement to support the investment case for 5G small...
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Iqbal Bedi
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
Scotland's full fibre winners and losers
It has been a year since our last update on the progress of fibre connectivity in Scotland. We track the winners and losers and highlight...
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