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Be hit's 500 exchanges
Posted by: eusty on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 12:25 PM
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Broadband provider Be has unbundled its 500th exchange increasing it's
ADSL2+ coverage to 33% of UK households.
"We don’t think of broadband as just something to throw in for
free. Proper broadband takes continual innovation and focus"
"We are working at unbundling 200 more exchanges by June and we are
already testing new technologies that will enhance the network and
our speed." |
| Matthew Key, CEO of O2 UK |
They have recently installed Annex M as standard for Be Office customers,
which raises the potential upload speed to 2.5Mbps, the idea being to target
SDSL users.
The trouble with ADSL2+ is that like ADSL, although more so, speeds are
dependant on distance and quality of the copper line from the telephone exchange
and other environmental factors, and while a maximum speed of 24Mbps is touted,
many cannot even receive an ADSL2+ service.
Be Broadband said it is on target to reach over 800 exchanges by the end of
the summer this year, which gives 50% population coverage of the UK.
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