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BT moves 'unlikely to speed up rivals'
Wednesday 14th October 2009, by Daniel King
Following the announcement that BT is to put more investment into speeding up its next-generation broadband technology, one expert has suggested this is unlikely to worry its closest rivals significantly.
A spokesman for ISPreview.co.uk, an independent publication offering news and information regarding the latest developments within the UK sector, said many firms would continue to bring their own products to the market at their own pace.
Mark Jackson, editor-in-chief at the website, explained the BT announcement suggested the availability of its fibre optic internet technology could double and this was generally good news for the nation as a whole.
However, although an anticipated 2.5 million new homes and businesses being able to take advantage of the services would see people enjoying speeds of between 40 and 100 Mbps - other operators were unlikely to panic.
"Most of BT's rivals are already using cost-saving methods, such as sending fibre through existing underground sewers, to deploy their new networks and as a result
their situation shall remain largely unchanged," Mr Jackson said.
The comments follow the announcement on October 9th that the UK telecommunications company planned to boost its fastest fibre broadband service with speeds of up to 100 mbps - making it the best available in Britain.
It advised this would be achieved with greater investment in fibre-to-the-premise - or FTTP - technology that could eventually achieve rates of up to a gigabit per second if commercial demand requires it.
In an article for the Daily Telegraph last week, HRH the Prince of Wales commented on how the introduction of such systems could be beneficial to British rural communities.
