Speed is everything in the current world we live in. Britons prioritise speed over security and they want things and they want them now. Customers are busier than ever and there has been a rise in our impatience and this applies to our broadband too.
Openreach, BT’s local network business, has partnered with Huawei to trial ultrafast broadband. A trial has taken place and the results were promising, with speeds of 40Gbps, 10Gbps and 2.5Gbps delivered simultaneously over a single, fibre-optic cable. To put those speeds into perspective, the fastest connection that our current technology allows is 330Mbps.
Clive Selley, Openreach CEO, said: “We’ll be taking ultrafast to up to 12 million UK premises by the end of 2020, and to the majority by 2025. But it’s also vital that we continue to look even further into the future, and prepare for increasing data consumption over our network. That’s what this trial is all about.”
The University of Suffolk was one of the locations used in the trial, along with the Ipswich exchange and BT’s R&D centre at Adastral Park. The University has been, and will continue to use, the service and begin to challenge it by streaming lectures, delivering online courses and designing games.
“The trial proves that not only is our FTTP network fit for the future but with the right equipment in the customer’s home and at the exchange, we can tailor speeds to suit their individual requirements. Whether you’re a small business specialising in graphic design or a keen gamer using UHD and virtual reality, we’ll make sure your communications provider can offer you the speeds and value for money services that you need,” explains Selley.
Superfast broadband speeds of 30Mbps are available to 91% of homes and businesses but Openreach wants to make this “Ultrafast” broadband available to as many as 12 million premises by the end of 2020.
Jeff Wang, president of Huawei Access network, said: “Huawei has been running an Innovation program with Openreach for many years and we are looking forward to continuing the partner relationship for the future. Huawei’s investment and innovation in both fibre and copper-based technologies will help Openreach to deploy the ultrafast broadband to serve the UK public for many years to come and help achieve Openreach ambitions of passing 10 million homes with ultrafast broadband by 2020.”
If you are interested in finding out more about the broadband available for your business, we at ITC are happy to talk to you, contact us on 0845 652 0450 or email info@clickitc.co.uk.
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