#1 in Trends Become a Trend Hunter:   Login or Join Now
Trends Logo
   ALL    Tech    Fashion    Sex    Pop Culture    Celebs    Ads    Business    Eco    Art & Design    Life    Luxury    Science    Bizarre   More [+/-]

Faster Broadband in the UK Edit
BT Announces up to 100 MB/s


Digg this TrendStumble this TrendShare this TrendEmailthis TrendEmbed This TrendShare This Trend



Faster Broadband in the UK - BT Announces up to 100 MB/s
BT Announces up to 100 MB/s
Published: Jul 22, 08
Comments: 1
Views: 1,301

By 2012, BT Telecom aims to release its fastest broadband ever, following a projected investment of £1.5 billion which will reach up to 10 million users.  This is great news for computer lovers, but it gets better. BT Telecom is looking to increase the speed even further and are talking about possible speeds of 1,000 Mb/s!

This new development is subject to approval by OFCOM, but the possibilities offered by fibre optics could see huge leaps forward in providing faster, more reliable internet access to both urban and rural users.

The massive infrastructure investment should go some way toward helping Britain catch up to France, where household penetration of speedy Internet connections is about 50 times higher. But just how good the rollout will be for competition and consumers is still an open question. The new fiber network, announced by new BT Chief Ian Livingston, will cover about 40% of the British population, giving those customers enough speed to run multiple bandwidth-hungry applications. This could allow, for example, some family members to watch high-definition movies while others are playing online games or viewing graphic-rich files or video. (businessweek)

References:  bt, businessweek

Filed In:  business computers life lifestyle market tech








Reactions

FOUR WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite, add more examples of Faster Broadband in the UK or comment about BT Announces up to 100 MB/s.

rocketranger on Jul 22, 08  0 Trends   2,582 Comments
How soon for DSL adaption? Wow. Radical. No more slow ATT DSL
rocketranger on Jul 22, 08  0 Trends   2,582 Comments 0

TREND HUNTER
is the world's largest trend spotting and cool hunting community. It is an explosion of cool trends and ideas, fueled by a global network of trend spotters and cool hunters. By tracking the evolution of cool, Trend Hunters stimulate creativity and generate breakthrough ideas.

About Us   Trends   Trend Reports   Tools   Store   RSS (98 Flavors)   Innovation Keynotes   Exploiting Chaos   Terms of Use   Tips / Contact     Join
1.7902 - Hosted by web2
Trends and Content Copyright © TREND HUNTER Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Faster Broadband in the UK