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BT is testing a system of broadband technology, currently used in business-class broadband, which could carry higher-speed broadband further from exchanges than was previously thought possible.
The telco said the Broadband Enabling Technology (BET), currently being trialled in Scotland, can take a 1Mbps connection up to 12km both up and downstream, compared to the standard 5km for ADSL.
BT hopes its BET system will help achieve the government's plan for 2Mpbs broadband
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For more on BT's testing of the BET system, see ZDNet UK.
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1. Richard Davies
But people don't want a 1Mb connection. They want FTTP (Fibre to the Premise) and look how far that can go and the speeds it can carry!
2. Simon
@ Richard
Outside of certain high density areas, you can forget about FTTP. Even when you get to more modest suburban then FTTC will be a long time coming.
Out in the rural areas this in intended to serve, there are a lot of people who would be more than happy to get 1Mbps (or 2 over 2 pairs) as it's a 100% improvement over the ADSL they can't currently get. FTTP is just never going to arrive - it would cost an absolute fortune and people won't want to pay for it.