Recently GigaPort has received one proposal for the tender by an consortium of twelve organisations in the region. Read more information on the ' GigaPort Access Generic Services ' project. The infrastructure then enters the houses using copper wiring. Technology Assessment are currently available in English. There are a large variety of service offerings, quality and price level.
More details are available in the Dutch report .
This means the smartcards should support relevant applications within and outside the institution. For instance, institutions could offer special services to their own students. SURFnet invites institutions in higher education to take part in this GigaPort Access Technology assessment. In preparation of a public tender GigaPort, in cooperation with suppliers of equipment and operators, has researched how guaranteed speeds at a megabit level can be reached through the cable using new standardised cable modems. This should enable video applications, for instance, through cable over the Internet on a large scale.