bt adsl speeds
RSS bt adsl speedsNTL's 128Kbps broadband product 'not broadband'
News The consumer ADSL service offered by BT Wholesale and resold by ISPs is 512Kbps. BT is set to launch a 256Kbps internet access product later this year, but so far the telco has only described the forthcoming services as a "consumer ADSL service... [09 Apr 2003]
Telewest takes on BT
News Telewest has begun a high-speed broadband trial that the company said is a direct challenge to BT's ADSL offering. The company claims its fat service outclasses BT's ADSL product. Philip Jansen, managing director of the consumer division at... [23 Apr 2002]
BT playing its broadband hand
Comment But the some 200 service providers who resell BT's ADSL network have much to do. Providers will have to demonstrate the theoretical speeds of ADSL mean something in reality. Within hours of its commitment to halve the price of wholesale ADSL (as of... [26 Feb 2002]
BT lays out broadband Net access roadmap
News Normal ISPs that operate an ADSL service won't be able to compete because they don't have the same support facilities as BT," he said. Using high-speed Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) access technology, the service will also incorporate... [26 Apr 2000]
BT unveils long-awaited DSL roadmap
News Bill Cockburn, group managing director of BT, said: "I think businesses, large and small, will find there is terrific potential in ADSL technology. One of the principle advantages of ADSL is its always-on capability, billed as a fixed-monthly... [30 Jul 1999]
'Broadband Hero' gets his fat pipe
News West Haddon and Winwick fall within the 10 per cent of the country which BT has said will never be ADSL-enabled but 'Broadband Hero' Sherman and a number of like-minded souls refused to take 'no' for an answer and set about finding a way to bring... [03 Oct 2003]
BT's super-speedy broadband set back?
News The telco began trialling a wholesale 8Mbps ADSL service in parts of London and Strathclyde in April, and on Monday a BT spokeswoman confirmed this trial is being expanded to cover more local exchanges in these areas. [07 Jun 2005]
Pipex lays bandwidth woes at BT's door
News This compounds the problems of users experiencing a reduced level in their expected 512 Kbps connection speeds, as ADSL is a shared-capacity medium. Pipex has denied it has oversubscribed its ADSL service despite growing complaints from customers... [14 Mar 2002]
Be extends next-gen fat pipes to third of Blighty
News This is three times faster than standard ADSL broadband, which is available to more than 99 per cent of the UK population through BT. Be announced this week it has now installed its equipment in 500 BT telephone exchanges. [16 Feb 2007]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News A is for ADSL Speaking on the subject of NGA investment, Richards seemed to imply the regulator would not put severe price limitations on those companies, such as BT, who are likely to invest in NGA and sell those services onto other providers. [07 Jul 2008]
Freedom2surf launches 8Mbps broadband
News BT's trials used a technology called DSL Max, which offers the promise of faster upload speeds than standard ADSL, which could appeal to businesses who want to run bandwidth-hungry applications such as VoIP and video streaming. [23 Jan 2006]
Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade
News A is for ADSL Virgin described this as 'a significant speed advantage' over regular 8Mbps ADSL connections and said the free upgrade will roll out by region from late next month and be completed by late summer. [28 Jan 2008]
BT halts business broadband rollout
News A BT spokeswoman confirmed on Friday that it has stopped upgrading local exchanges to offer SDSL, which is more suitable for small businesses and branch offices than ADSL. But many of those businesses who can't get BT's SDSL service may have to... [22 Aug 2005]
Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever
News A is for ADSL B is for BT The analyst said the UK's telecoms landscape is set for "enormous change", with the rollout of BT's 21CN all-IP next-gen network this year. A recent O2 Broadband survey found slow connection speeds top the list of... [01 Feb 2008]
The Gadget Showdown: DSL v Cable
Comment BT ADSL BT's ADSL service - the market leader for home broadband access, for obvious reasons - was tested by Ben King in east London (E1), while Tony Hallett tested blueyonder in the southwest of the capital (SW19). [08 Nov 2001]
