BT - 100MB broadband.

[Jordy]

It's hardly an original idea by Virgin Media, VM were just first to popularise it in the UK, they certainly did not invent it.

Surely by 2012 'the grid' will of expanded so much, that this technology will actually be jumped.

It's like everyone thought UMDs would take over DVDs when it's actually digital delivery and storage which is taking them over. I have a feeling by the time this comes into place, the grid in area's like London will already be in action.

A number of routers could handle 100mb but most laptops and wireless adaptors would struggle with them speeds at the moment.

100mb? Movies in less than 10 minutes? Well not really as because if it's only London with these speeds, how are the web servers in the rest of the world on slower speeds going to cope...

[Leetzgirl]

Bt have been doing Fibre opitcs for over a year now

virgin media you mean/

[xxMATTGxx]

Yet still, both companies suck with uptime and support.

Its alright for you who can go to other ISPs who use the BT Lines. We are stuck on Virgin Media or any ISP that uses "Cable" because the bt line that was to our house got knocked down by a tree a few years ago, never replaced the line and costs us to put one back up! So whats the point. I rather just stick with my 20mb Virgin Media package for now

[Jordan,]

no i mean bt lol

[The Professor]

Sounds like an extremely positive move by BT if they're selling the fibres to other ISPs for some sort of level playing field, especially since virgin seemed like they were planning to monopolise the internet. I hope it goes as planned.

[Snex]

Virgin Media is NOT FTTH so actually BT are the first company to rollout fibre to the home to the general public. However, BT are only doing this to new builds and are doing FTTC to the other 40% of the country which they are going to roll it out to. This can currently only got upto ~60mb/s. It's on the BT website for anyone who can be bothered to look.

Also, to the one who said VM were going to monopolise the internet - This will never happen due to VM's lack of investment and poor support etc.

[N!ck]

Virgin Media is NOT FTTH so actually BT are the first company to rollout fibre to the home to the general public. However, BT are only doing this to new builds and are doing FTTC to the other 40% of the country which they are going to roll it out to. This can currently only got upto ~60mb/s. It's on the BT website for anyone who can be bothered to look.

Also, to the one who said VM were going to monopolise the internet - This will never happen due to VM's lack of investment and poor support etc.

First UK company for FTTH. Verizon do it in the US.