Be trials 48MB broadband
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- Dec 16, 2008
Be Broadband has successfully completed their first trials to double the speed of their up to 24Mb broadband to48MB.
Be Broadband already offers broadband up to 24Mb but has been testing new technology in London that can ‘bond’ two high-speed connections together – doubling customers’ current speed.
The initial trial ran across the central London Paddington exchange. In member feedback, Be’s customers have reported real-world download speeds of between 30Mb and 45Mb.
This is the equivalent of 3MB to 4.5MB each second – the size of an average MP3 file. Wider trials of the service are planned through 2009.
Felix Geyr, Managing Director of Be Broadband, said “We want to push the limits of high-speed broadband. We already offer the fastest possible broadband on an ADSL line, but we want to take it a step further. If you want broadband around the 50Mb mark but don’t want to go the cable route, Be wants to offer you a real alternative.”
Earlier this week Virgin announced that it will be rolling out faster broadband services through to summer 2009. However, these services will only be available in cable areas.
Non-cable customers would be required to have their current phone line converted to use the service. Be Broadband’s trials will allow customers to get equivalent speeds through standard BT phone lines
While the trial’s objective was to understand the technical capabilities of the bonded service, Be also wanted to gauge the effect that these speeds had from a user experience as well.
The full results of the trail, both technical and from a user perspective, will be available at the start of 2009.