Posted: 24th Feb, 2005 By: MarkJ
Easynet is to spend a further £3m on expansion and promotion of its local loop unbundling (LLU) based broadband services:
Easynet has earmarked £2m to upgrade its local loop infrastructure during the first three months of the year. A further £1m is to be splashed out in marketing and support costs.
This additional investment comes as the UK broadband operator reiterated that it remains "confident of signing a number of contracts in the first half of 2005" for its LLUStream product.
Launched in December, LLUStream is a wholesale broadband service that the telco claims is between 30-35 per cent cheaper than BT. Using its own kit installed in BT exchanges via a process called local loop unbundling (LLU), Easynet is offering operators the chance to provide unbundled services direct to end users using its new LLUStream product.We don't yet know who Easynet is pursuing with its LLUStream products, although we wouldn't be surprised to see a well known ISP or two involved. More @
The Register.