Sky Broadband and 21CN

PiKe · 26 Oct 2009 at 12:11

I'm currently in an area where I can only get Sky Connect, with 21CN coming next year will this mean that Sky will be able to offer the same service as those exchanges they have LLU'd?

rpstewart · 26 Oct 2009 at 12:23

Unlikely. LLU allows them to use their own connections from the exchange to their core network which is normally done at a lower ongoing cost than using BT's infrastructure. A 21CN upgrade still means that it's BT's backhauls from the exchanges so the cost is still higher than LLU.

GregI · 26 Oct 2009 at 12:34

Nope. Only certain ISP's use the 21CN stuff. Only ones i have found besides BT have been IDNet, ADSL24 and Zen.

tolien · 26 Oct 2009 at 18:14

Eventually, ISPs won't have much choice but use some version of 21CN.

Aod · 26 Oct 2009 at 23:51

why can't BT just upgrade everything to Fibre, like in Europe?

tolien · 27 Oct 2009 at 11:18

Because they are? 21CN's part of that and it costs ridiculous sums of money to plant fibre in every street...