BBC NEWS | Technology | UK broadband gets speed injection
Local loop unbundling has enabled a new(ish?) player in the UK Broadband market to offer speeds of up to 8Mbps. This huge leap will:
... initially be available to users within 2km radius of 230 telephone exchanges in areas such as London, Birmingham, Glasgow and Cambridge.
at a cost of £39.99 per month.
The BBC is positively brimming with positivity but perhaps the most exciting point is based on South Korea's experience:
In South Korea, video-on-demand over the net is cheaper than renting a DVD and online gaming is huge.
Compared to this ntl's recent announcement to go to 3-2-1Mbps tiers seems almost slow. Still, I'm not saying 'no' to 2Mbps, as it will do for me for now.
I wonder if UK Online can sustain such a price point or whether it is a penetration strategy?
Posted by Paul Goodison at November 16, 2004 12:25 PM | TrackBack