FTTC
Incumbents threatened by cable players but fibre offers hope
October 21, 2009 Written by James Middleton
National incumbent operators such as BT and Deutsche Telekom have been caught on the back foot by cable carriers and their bundled offerings, with analysts expecting a mass deployment of fibre in a bid to avoid large scale subscriber loss.
Virgin Media unveils 50Mbps consumer broadband
December 16, 2008 Written by James Middleton
Virgin Media is the first ISP in the UK to offer a “super fast” residential broadband service of 50Mbps.
Using FTTC (fibre-to-the-cabinet) technology and then a high-speed copper link to the home, the service is not cheap: it is £51 per month, although this can be reduced to £35 if Virgin Media’s broadband users opt for [...]
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