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Telco seeks to demonstrate maximum speed of fibre-to-the-premises technology
BT is to conduct a fibre network trial early next year in the village of Kesgrave in Suffolk which will offer download speeds of up to 1Gbit/s.
The trial, which will also offer 400Mbit/s upstream links, is designed to demonstrate the maximum possible speed of BT's fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology.
The speeds are 10 times faster than BT's current FTTP offering, which is to be launched commercially next year.
Olivia Garfield, BT's director of strategy, said in a statement that the trial will help BT test the capabilities of its technology in real-world situations.
"While everyday consumers don't require gigabit speeds today, it's important that we test the maximum speed capabilities of our fibre broadband product to ensure that it is fully future-proofed," she said.
BT will also include up to 40 as yet unspecified rural market towns in the next phase of exchange upgrades to provide access to the firm's super-fast Infinity service from late 2011 or early 2012.
"By evolving our deployment model for fibre we have been able to push the geographical boundaries of super-fast broadband. It allows us to build a commercial case for rolling out fibre to selected towns in rural areas," said Garfield.
The Kesgrave trial underlines growing efforts to help the UK compete with super-fast fibre networks in countries such as South Korea, and matches a similar 1Gbit/s trial by Google in the US.
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BT is to conduct a fibre network trial early next year in the village of Kesgrave in Suffolk which will offer download speeds of up to 1Gbit/s.
The trial, which will also offer 400Mbit/s upstream links, is designed to demonstrate the maximum possible speed of BT's fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology.
The speeds are 10 times faster than BT's current FTTP offering, which is to be launched commercially next year.
Olivia Garfield, BT's director of strategy, said in a statement that the trial will help BT test the capabilities of its technology in real-world situations.
"While everyday consumers don't require gigabit speeds today, it's important that we test the maximum speed capabilities of our fibre broadband product to ensure that it is fully future-proofed," she said.
BT will also include up to 40 as yet unspecified rural market towns in the next phase of exchange upgrades to provide access to the firm's super-fast Infinity service from late 2011 or early 2012.
"By evolving our deployment model for fibre we have been able to push the geographical boundaries of super-fast broadband. It allows us to build a commercial case for rolling out fibre to selected towns in rural areas," said Garfield.
The Kesgrave trial underlines growing efforts to help the UK compete with super-fast fibre networks in countries such as South Korea, and matches a similar 1Gbit/s trial by Google in the US.
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