Posted: 28th Jun, 2011 By: MarkJ
The business division of consumer ISP TalkTalk, which is imaginatively called
TalkTalk Business, claims to have created over 1,900 new
Ethernet and
Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) supporting "
super-fast broadband exchanges" across the UK in the last 12 months alone.
TalkTalk states that over 2,000 telephone exchanges,
covering 80% of the country's population, now support its
Next Generation Network (NGN) and a further 700 are due to be upgraded over the next two years.
Paul Lawton, MD of TalkTalk Business, said:
"The rapid increase in our number of super-fast exchanges across the UK is a major shot in the arm for thousands of companies which regard ‘business grade’ broadband connectivity as the lifeblood of their business."
The ISP points to one of its own study's, which found that 70% of SMEs across the UK are still sacrificing quality by relying on domestic rather than business grade broadband connections.
Lawton added:
"The government may have committed £830 million to give every community access to super-fast broadband speeds by 2015, however time is of the essence for companies which rely on business grade broadband connectivity for performance, productivity and growth.
A fast and efficient broadband service remains pivotal to helping companies stay competitive, expand and ensure the UK remains a key player in the global economy. We’re committed to accelerating our exchange roll-out across the UK in a bid to spearhead ‘Broadband Britain’ for businesses of any size across any sector."
It's important to clarify that the EFM solutions employed by TTB above are copper-based services and not true "
super-fast" fibre optic broadband connectivity. So far the ISP hasn't miraculously managed to deploy a national FTTH fibre optic broadband network of its own, although it would like to (
here).