UK: BT 24MB ADSL2+ broadband a "myth"
Iain Thomson writes in vnunet.com:
Analysts have 'reverse engineered' data from BT and come to the conclusion that the vast majority of British residents will never be able to get 24Mbps broadband direct to the home.
Research by broadband analysts Point Topic suggests that the bandwidth promised by some ISPs will not be available to most UK residents because they live too far from a telephone exchange.
"24Mbps is achievable within 300 metres of the exchange so you can get those speeds if you happen to live next door," said Julian Herbert, editor of the Point Topic UK Plus service.
"The further the signal has to travel, the lower the ultimate speed of the connection for the end user. In many cases we estimate that the signal has travelled through more than 700 metres of wire before it even leaves the exchange."
posted by Fergie @ 11/01/2005 08:47:00 AM
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