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BT plans 'could double high-speed services'
Thursday 24th September 2009, by Daniel King
BT is to begin rolling out more high-speed broadband connections in a bid to address government targets for more homes and businesses web access across the UK, according to reports.
This week, the Times published an article that explained the telecommunications and web services provider "could double" its current facilities with the introduction of more copper-based lines.
It was advised this would not only be a move that would expand the network to cover 75 per cent of Britain, but would also be good news for those who live in more remote or rural areas.
The newspaper explained many of these people are currently suffering from "slow or unreliable broadband" and by increasing access to speeds of up to 24 megabits per second, BT Wholesale could be serving twice the amount of users it does now by spring 2011.
Cameron Rejali, the group's managing director of products, told the Times that the announcement was reflective of a wider intent to provide as many people as possible with the ability to take advantage of what the web has to offer.
"UK businesses and households increasingly will be able to choose the broadband service that suits their needs best, whether delivered over copper, fibre or mobile," he explained.
In addition, the article said upgrades of this nature would help the government address some of the plans it outlined in its Digital Britain report.
BT recently announced that subscribers to its on-demand television service would be able to access a new 24-hour shopping channel fronted by Gaby Roslin.
