broadband takes off in the uk 54mbps coming soon
 

as the continuing trend of broadband compaines signing up users gathers pace in the uk BT is stepping up rollout of its broadband service to a further 500 exchanges

47% of uk households are connected to the net

though 81% are still on dialup while 17% are on broadband

the report goes on to mention new ways of providing broadband through electricity supplys

but from the end of septemeber a new company called rural broadband will be setting up a wireless service at 54mbps for only £10 per month

aimed at the business end of the market the service may take on home users

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3055389.stm


also another intresting story of how ethernet data networks which could provide electricity as well as broadband on the same links

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3054894.stm

17 percent on BB already and things slow down sometimes, imagine if the figure was the other way about. I wonder if one day we'll be begging to go on Dial up just to do a bit of surfing.:)

The electricity/BB sounds interesting, I wonder if it will catch on? Or indeed make any sort of impact at all?

yeah i hope it catches on though i want 54mbps for £10 :D :D :D :D :D

This might interest somebody

http://www.hydro.co.uk/broadband/index.asp

or another company trying it out

http://www.southern-electric.co.uk/broadband/

Small but its a start




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