BT testing 1Gbit/s

[Mr-White]

BT hopes to show off the potential of its fibre-to-the-premises technology in the new year, with a trial in Suffolk that will push downstream speeds up to 1Gbit/s.

The purely technical exercise in Kesgrave, involving engineers from BT's nearby Martlesham Heath labs, will aim for a downstream speed ten times the 100Mbit/s offered to customers at launch. The upstream needle will meanwhile be pushed to 400Mbit/s.

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Hopefully now BT and Virgin are getting the ball rolling through competition we can all look forward to the prospects of faster, more reliable internets

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[Mr-White]

We shouldn't be arguing who's the best, we should be arguing why aren't they better

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[Mr-White]

The UK has risen from 25th to 18th in the world of broadband since last year

Best average.

1. South Korea
2. Hong Kong
3. Japan
4. Iceland
5. Switzerland
6. Luxembourg
7. Singapore
8. Malta
9. Netherlands
10. United Arab Emirates
11. Qatar
12. Sweden
13. Denmark

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