BT is reportedly considering speeding up its converged broadband services by implementing a full fibre-to-the-home, or FttH network across the country.
The incumbent telco, currently preparing its much talked about country-wide ASDL 2+ 21stC Network which will, hopefully, see broadband services being able to reach remote rural addresses, and see existing broadband punters able to enjoy 24Mbps download speeds.
It is estimated that if BT unveiled a full FttH network based on current technology costs, punters would be able to achieve broadband speeds of 40-50Mbps, faster than anything currently available in the UK but still far off the ridiculous 100Mbps speed available in other countries, namely Sweden, South Korea and Japan.
Still, this is a positive step in the right direct and hopefully an indicator of things to come, as the digital TV switchover, due to start next year, looms closer, more and more customers will want to have access to a variety of services - TV, phone, broadband – all delivered through one medium.
The only other ISP currently making extensive use of fibre optic technology is Virgin Media, who since their launch in March this year has made much of its multitude of services all delivered via cable.
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Mark Stein said on 07 Aug 2007 at 1:34 pm #
We desperately need a nationwide roll-out of a fibre optic network. TV, phone and broadband all down one line would be brilliant.
Britain once led the world in telecommunications, and now, much like the cricket, we are humiliated by other nations.
BT reaches the 4 million mark - Broadband Finder Blog said on 03 Sep 2007 at 9:54 am #
[…] live in hope that BT will capitalise on these gains made in the market place and make good on the rumours that they are planning to invest into a full FttH (Fibre to the Home) network; an inside source at […]