Global Crossing, a global IP solutions provider, has announced its support for Entanet's recently launched 'up to' 24Mbps (ADSL2+) Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC) product, which is distributed to consumers through several UK vISPs (List).

The group will provide core network connectivity from Entanet's central network nodes to British Telecom's (BT) WBC aggregation points in London and around the U.K, which could bring a number of benefits to customers:


Several other unbundled (LLU) ISPs in the UK are already offering faster broadband services based off ADSL2+ technology (e.g. O2, Sky Broadband etc.), though Entanet is presently in the lead when it comes to BT based ADSL2+ products.

In addition, BT recently chose to delay the rollout of its WBC exchange upgrades (here), which could be seen as a mixed blessing for Entanet. On the one hand rivals are likely to delay their launch; while on the other Entanet could suffer as a result of the initially limited coverage.