UK broadband must get faster
April 17, 2007 by go broadband
UK broadband providers and telecommunication firms must build faster networks to cope with new web usage needs, an industry group has warned.
The Broadband Stakeholder Group has warned that Britain’s broadband infrastructure is in need of an upgrade if the United Kingdon is not to fall behind competing nations offering broadband. In its report the government advisory group said that uncertainties surrounding next generation broadband must be resolved within the next two years or the digital divide will widen further.
The report says that the UK’s current broadband infrastructure may not be able to meet the increasing demands of both users and content providers. Broadband Stakeholder Group chairman, Kip Meek…
“Broadband is key to the UK economy and has a critical impact on many people’s daily lives. We have a limited window of opportunity: if steps are not taken now to prepare for next generation broadband, then we may well find ourselves in a position where it is too late to catch up.”
According to the broadband report there is little prospect for the widespread deployment of next generation broadband, even though there are significant benefits to the economy, because broadband operators are unable to justify the additional expense.
- BT is looking to speed up the UK broadband infrastructure upto 25 Mbps.
- Virgin Media is planning to increase its cable broadband network to 20 Mbps customers
- Virgin media have been running a pilot broadband test in Kent where they have been offering broadband speeds of upto 50 Mbps.
However, all of these broadband speed increase are nothing when compared to the introduction of EuroDOCSIS 3 into continental Europe which will allow broadband speeds of upto 200 Mbps.
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We are now seeing Virgin roll out 50Mb broadband and also the announcement that BT has got the go-ahead to start rollign out it’s fibre network that will mean they can offer much faster speeds than they are able to from the current copper wires they use in their network.