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Originally Posted by altis
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Which NTL did in Dolphin Square what 3 years ago maybe?
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Originally Posted by altis
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The end to end IP network doesn't change the main issue of the ADSL connection between customer and exchange, which is where most of the limitations would be in theory, although I've heard a few mentions that BT have backhaul congestion problems supported by samknows.com and I guess this would be alleviated.
Of course the fact this end to end IP network will deliver cost savings of upwards of a billion a year probably helps as well. All the same though BT could deliver more than they are with the technology they have right now but choose not to.
I'm not going to discount BT, however their attitude since the beginning of their trials has always been to deliver the goods at as slow a pace as is required and to maximise profit as much as possible. They will always be happy with just keeping somewhere near the cablecos so long as the money keeps flowing.
The original ADSL triallists from 1997 were connected at 2Mbps. Up to 26Mbps technology was being worked on by BT at that time as well - they as part of a group helped ratify the ADSL and vDSL standards. Still the 2Mbps connections available are rebadged Office connections, and vDSL deployment hasn't even been talked about in public.
Russ - are you referring to a 2Mbps Home product or the 2Mbps Office product which has been around since the beginning of the commercial rollout? Do BT mind you discussing internal system upgrades in a public forum? I know of a couple of other BT employees at very least who use this board, one of them is cagey as hell about what BTW are up to.