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TalkTalk fibre-optic test links first user
Monday 5th October 2009, by Daniel King
TalkTalk has discussed its plans to boost broadband services across the UK by unveiling the current state of its high-speed fibre optic broadband trials in north London.
In a piece for the internet service provider's official blog page, senior director of products and alliances Sylvain Thevenot explained that although there had been "a few false starts" with regards the roll-out, things were now well underway.
He added that the first connection to form part of the Muswell Hill exchange fibre-optic broadband trial had now been made and that particular customer had already noticed a significant change.
As an existing TalkTalk subscriber, Mr Thevenot said this person had their copper-based ADSL line changed to a fibre-based VDSL connection and after a few days was enjoying download speeds of up to 32 Mbps - compared with the 5.3 Mbps they had previously used.
However, the article added that the testing was still in its early stages and, as such, TalkTalk is keen to get more households involved over the coming weeks.
In addition, it was advised the installation process was something the group hoped to improve, while it was also concerned with how upload speeds are being changed through the implementation of the new technology.
"Obviously, our first fibre-optic customer is a great landmark for us here at TalkTalk. But personally, now I've seen those speeds of 30 Mbps and more, I'm just looking forward to becoming a triallist myself," Mr Thevenot concluded.
Earlier this year, the spokesman issued a number of tips on how people could tune up their connection to get a better speed.
