Bas Boorsma
Amsterdam
Bas Boorsma currently serves as head of Cisco’s Connected Urban Development (CUD - Amsterdam), a commitment under the Clinton Global Initiative to help cities bring down carbon dioxide emissions by comprehensive organizational approaches and broadband strategies. In this capacity he is primarily responsible for coordinating the Amsterdam commitment under the program and coordinating the cooperation and exchange with the other CUD partner cities, including Seoul, San Francisco, Birmingham, Hamburg, Madrid and Lisbon.
Recently, Bas Boorsma...
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created Amsterdam going ahead with Open Access FttH model over 3 years ago.
I reproduce Amsterdam's press release below: Amsterdam, 4th February 2009 11:15 CET *Further roll out of open access fiber network in **Amsterdam** with Reggefiber / **KPN*** Mid 2009 Amsterdam will see the next stage of the roll out, covering another 100,000 open access fiber connections. This follows from an agreement between the initial owners of Fibernet Amsterdam and the joint venture of Reggefiber and Dutch incumbent telco KPN. The agreement ensures the construction of a hi... -
created Smart Work Centers: will they work? over 3 years ago.
Smart Work Centers: will they work? September last, Cisco’s Connected Urban Development (CUD) program featured the launch of its next pilot: the Smart Work Centers around Amsterdam. Different types of ‘satellite office’ initiatives have seen the light of day around the world before – and have died or had meager success. So what sets Smart Work Centers apart from comparable initiatives in the past and what is innovative about them? Smart Work Centers a...