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pharrell · 18-10-2006, 23:44

Using the ARRIS' FlexPath 100Mb technology, mega quick broadband services "can be delivered over existing cable networks using readily available home networking devices"

Need conformation on it? http://www.hdtvuk.tv/2006/02/ntl_to_trial_10.html

ARRIS and ntl, last week, announced field trials of a 100 Megabits per second (Mb/s) ultra speed data service using the ARRIS FlexPath channel bonded solution incorporated in its Cadant C4 CMTS and Touchstone Wideband Modem. Following successful Lab trials, field trials are to commence in March. The announcement was closely followed by news that ntl and BitTorrent are to team up, to test a service that will legally let users buy movies and music video downloads. Getting back to the main news here about 100Mb speed trials. A press release states that, FlexPath uses the same bonding technique as that selected by CableLabs for its DOCSIS 3.0 standard.

(source:http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...d-speed-trials)

As for this 21C BT are planning on launching (which supposidly will offer 100MB/s, but i'll believe it when I see it, because there is no information on their page about it), are you aware is is basically going to be one big WAN, which is essentially a national network before you even think about the internet, because it will be connected at BT's end - this would make it very easy for BT to control the information we can get from the internet, and also allow them to monitor the information we do get - This reminds me of China, who do the exact same, and I for one sure wouldn't appreciate that, would you?

As for the sales pitch, I wasn't trying to sell the products, it's not money in my pocket, I am just getting tired of people phoning up, saying they can get a better deal here, and a better deal there, when I know for a fact they are special offers which run out, which NTL.Telewest can offer you as well - I do believe people in the past have had bad Customer Services experince, but this is an issue that will be resolved before we re-brand to Virgin, and as we have just recently implemented a Quality Control system, so now no-one can get away with giving "bad" Customer Care to the people who make the business run - Without customers, there is no business, and this is currently NTL.Telewest's main priority at the moment.

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pharrell Inactive Join Date: Sep 2006 Services: 10MB BB, CableTV & Telco. Posts: 13	Re: A little inside information by an Employee. Using the ARRIS' FlexPath 100Mb technology, mega quick broadband services "can be delivered over existing cable networks using readily available home networking devices" Need conformation on it? http://www.hdtvuk.tv/2006/02/ntl_to_trial_10.html ARRIS and ntl, last week, announced field trials of a 100 Megabits per second (Mb/s) ultra speed data service using the ARRIS FlexPath channel bonded solution incorporated in its Cadant C4 CMTS and Touchstone Wideband Modem. Following successful Lab trials, field trials are to commence in March. The announcement was closely followed by news that ntl and BitTorrent are to team up, to test a service that will legally let users buy movies and music video downloads. Getting back to the main news here about 100Mb speed trials. A press release states that, FlexPath uses the same bonding technique as that selected by CableLabs for its DOCSIS 3.0 standard. (source:http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...d-speed-trials) As for this 21C BT are planning on launching (which supposidly will offer 100MB/s, but i'll believe it when I see it, because there is no information on their page about it), are you aware is is basically going to be one big WAN, which is essentially a national network before you even think about the internet, because it will be connected at BT's end - this would make it very easy for BT to control the information we can get from the internet, and also allow them to monitor the information we do get - This reminds me of China, who do the exact same, and I for one sure wouldn't appreciate that, would you? As for the sales pitch, I wasn't trying to sell the products, it's not money in my pocket, I am just getting tired of people phoning up, saying they can get a better deal here, and a better deal there, when I know for a fact they are special offers which run out, which NTL.Telewest can offer you as well - I do believe people in the past have had bad Customer Services experince, but this is an issue that will be resolved before we re-brand to Virgin, and as we have just recently implemented a Quality Control system, so now no-one can get away with giving "bad" Customer Care to the people who make the business run - Without customers, there is no business, and this is currently NTL.Telewest's main priority at the moment.