BT's vice president for the London 2012 (Olympic Games) delivery programme, Stuart Hill, has told the governments Westminster eForum that its fibre optic Ethernet Olympic Park Network infrastructure could be a model for the entire country to follow.

Hill said that the network, which would have 10,000 access points linked to locations within the M25 area, will be able to handle data speeds of up to 6GigaBytes per second (6GBps - not bits!). 4,500km of cable would be needed, with the service being used to deliver TV, voice and Internet services:


The Silicon item notes that BT intends to employ 650 people from across the UK to help deliver its new London Games telecommunications infrastructure.