Cardiff, which is the epicentre of BT’s 21st Century Network rollout, is set to get a boost to its wireless broadband coverage courtesy of the aforementioned telco.
The service is already available at Cardiff International Airport, parts of Cardiff Bay and Millennium Stadium; BT is working with the local council to see which areas where the network could be extended to improve business and residential services.
Steve Andrews, BT Group chief of mobility, said: “Cardiff’s decision to work with BT to extend its Wireless City network will open up a raft of new opportunities for businesses, citizens and visitors to benefit from access to all the high-speed broadband services normally available at home or in the office.”
The 21st Century Network (21CN) from BT is a systematic upgrading of all existing phonelines, allowing for greater access to ADSL2+ speeds across the UK. The plan has been criticised due to the fact that ADSL2+ technology is already old hat, and will be ever older come 2010, when the rollout is slated to be finished.
We’re hoping that the 21CN project will eventually be revised to incorporate a mass fibre optic network, but as they say in Cymru, ‘Rhaid yw cropian cyn cerdded.‘
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Steve Smith said on 10 Oct 2007 at 3:33 pm #
“Rhaid yw cropian cyn cerdded.” - what?
On a more serious note: yay for a full fibre rollout!
Perry said on 12 Oct 2007 at 2:48 pm #
I think after having to suffer the filming of awful Torchwood on their home streets, providing wirless hotspots is the least the rest of us can do for Cardfiarians