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Virgin Media to Trial Ultrafast Broadband over Telegraph Poles
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Virgin Media to Trial Ultrafast Broadband over Telegraph Poles
Berkshire village gets fibre optic broadband for the first timeMore than one million extra homes could benefit from speeds up to 100Mb
LONDON, Mar 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Virgin Media (LSE:VMED) today announced a pioneering new trial using telegraph poles to deliver ultrafast 50Mb broadband to the Berkshire village of Woolhampton. By connecting homes directly to Virgin Media's fibre optic network, the trial will effectively increase broadband speeds more than ten-fold* in a rural community that has previously relied on BT's copper network. As well as ultrafast broadband, villagers will be offered Virgin Media's TV service, including around 5,000 hours of catch up TV and on demand content. The trial will start this monthand is scheduled to run for approximately six months.
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