next generation network | NGN

next generation network | NGN [Abbr.]

next-generation virus

next generation access | NGA [Abbr.]

generation Z | homeland generation | digital natives | net gen | gen tech | new silent generation

common new generation frigate | CNGF [Abbr.]

advanced tactical air reconnaissance system | ATARS

the high costs of the investments needed to deploy alternative next generation broadband networks; the cost for equipment and networks to benefit from direct access to Telefónica's copper network that are unlikely to be amortised; and regulated wholesale prices and conditions for indirect access to Telefónica's copper network.

29. Recalls that investment in renewable energy sources represents more than half of all investments in new generation capacity over the last ten years and will continue to grow; emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure, and that investment is necessary to overcome these challenges; notes that, in certain Member States in which the increased feed-in from RES was not accompanied by the development of energy infrastructure, supply security is challenged by such increased feed-in; emphasises that according to ENTSO-E a significant proportion of all the b ...[+++]ottlenecks in European energy grids relate to feed-in from RES; emphasises the importance of implementing new approaches to overcome bottlenecks in the distribution grids, which do not always entail grid extension and reinforcement; is confident that the benefits of upgrading the European grid, which is equally due to the single electricity market, can offset its costs by offering a much more efficient operation of the EU’s power system; calls on the Transmission System Operators to update their grid development policies in order to cope with the integration of RES generation capacities while maintaining security of supply, and to enhance cooperation with distribution system operators;

These initiatives will work to ensure new generations know how to operate in a networked society where companies, the network and people are all interlinked - supporting the innovation, entrepreneurship and ICT skills that boost participation and creativity in society.

The results to date have been positive for consumers and businesses. But the transition to an expensive new generation of high-speed networks, co-existing with the old, poses special challenges.