As Fibrecity and H20 Networks get on with hooking Bournemouth up to the 21st Century, BT have announced some details which sheds some light on the types of services that will be made available across its new and improved 21st Century Network (21CN) when it is completed.
2Wire, a manufacturer of residential and business broadband solutions based in San Jose, have today announced that BT have begun deploying their new HomePortal 2701HGV ‘residential gateways’ (pictured) – hardware capable of supporting a range of broadband interfaces from ADSL2+ to Fibre to the Home/FttH connections – at their Ebbsfleet site in Kent.
Andy Kelly, head of BT Next Generation Access (NGA) said, “We are proud to bring super-fast broadband connectivity to our customers in the UK and are eager to partner with companies who share our vision for the next phase of the broadband revolution.
BT’s fibre-based super-fast broadband network will give subscribers enough speed to run multiple bandwidth-hungry applications. For example, some members of a family could be watching different high-definition movies at the same time others are gaming or working on complex graphics or video projects. The new services will also offer substantially improved “upstream” speeds, allowing customers to post videos, use hi-def video conferencing, and enjoy interactive HD gaming.”
So, in years to come we can expect to enjoy HD movies and TV content on demand, HD gaming online, VoIP calls and faster and more reliable home networking solutions all running simultaneously through one connection. BT’s 21CN is due to be completed sometime in 2011, and is expected to cost the telco a sum exceeding £10 billion.
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