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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6552823.stm
It's just confirming what most of us here already knew, and it will get worse before it gets better. What's the point of having more speed, when UK providers have the most draconian usage allowances anyway...
The UK will end up a laughing stock as the rest of world enjoys their cable/fibre connections, while we keep thrashing the hell out of an already overloaded telephone network. Quite sad really...
A spokesman for Virgin Media, formerly NTL/Telewest, said some of what the BSG was calling for was already available over cable. He added that Virgin Media's 10Mbps service will increase to 20Mbps from May this year and it is running trials of 50Mbps among some customers in Ashford, Kent.
Mr Meek said it was hard to put an exact figure on how fast networks are going to have to be in the future, but speeds of 20Mbps and upwards were at the lower end of most estimates.
The new networks must reach all parts of the UK
There was little evidence that the UK's existing telecoms infrastructure would be able to bring such high speeds to much of the population, he added.
It's just confirming what most of us here already knew, and it will get worse before it gets better. What's the point of having more speed, when UK providers have the most draconian usage allowances anyway...
The UK will end up a laughing stock as the rest of world enjoys their cable/fibre connections, while we keep thrashing the hell out of an already overloaded telephone network. Quite sad really...
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