Bulldog chases SDSL up to 4Mbps
01-04-2004, 16:26
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Bulldog chases SDSL up to 4Mbps
Bulldog chases SDSL up to 4Mbps
Broadband service provider Bulldog Communications today (30-03-2004) switched on its 4Mbps Symmetric DSL (SDSL) service covering a number of major British cities. The broadband service, priced from £100.41 a month with a £495 connection fee,  is available in cities inc London, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Sterling, through Bulldog's local loop unbundled network. Bulldog plans to increase coverage over the next 12 months, particularly to the south east. The SDSL service has a 5:1 contention ratio & runs at speeds of up to 4Mbps, compared with BT's SDSL service which currently offers 2Mbps with a 10:1 contention rate.
Broadband competitors EasyNet & Star Internet also offer 2Mbps SDSL.
A leased line IP service, based on SDSL technology but with a 1:1 contention ratio, is also on offer from Bulldog.
This package is priced at £162.50 a month, with a £1,595 installation fee. 
It includes a service-level agreement offering 24x7 fault reporting, a 4hr business response time, & managed installation for bundled Cisco router & firewall kit.
The firm sells a range of business services such as secure virtual private networks, web & email hosting.
Michael Philpott, broadband analyst at Ovum, commented that Bulldog's higher SDSL speed of 4Mbps would be attractive to larger enterprises & government organisations.
He added that Bulldog has a more flexible service than BT because it offers a range of contention rates down to 1:1, whereas BT's ratio is fixed.
In Norway, SDSL has reached 9.6Mbps by bonding pairs of SDSL lines, & the UK is likely to follow this trend, said Philpott.
Source vnunet.com
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01-04-2004, 16:50
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Re: Bulldog chases SDSL up to 4Mbps
Now who would pay that?
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01-04-2004, 17:05
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Re: Bulldog chases SDSL up to 4Mbps
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Now who would pay that?
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If i wasn't marrried.... 
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01-04-2004, 17:07
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Re: Bulldog chases SDSL up to 4Mbps
What would you do with it??
After 1 Month... You would have EVERTHING
I run out of stuff to do on a 600KB
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01-04-2004, 17:18
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What would you do with it??
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First you would need a massive hard drive, you'd be running a P2P link & also downloading from the News Groups & you would come to CF & impress the ladies all at the same time.
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01-04-2004, 17:29
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Re: Bulldog chases SDSL up to 4Mbps
Oooh, I want it! Gimme Gimme Gimme!!! 
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01-04-2004, 17:59
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Re: Bulldog chases SDSL up to 4Mbps
this must be aimed at business users and in the £100-£200 zone is bloody good value for business users.
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01-04-2004, 22:01
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Re: Bulldog chases SDSL up to 4Mbps
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this must be aimed at business users and in the £100-£200 zone is bloody good value for business users.
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Its a great pity its only available in certain areas..
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