broadband takes off in the uk 54mbps coming soon

[kronas]

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

[Martin]

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?

[kronas]

Originally posted by Martin

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

[Emperor Ming]

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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