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Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
This is a discussion on Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband within the Sky news and announcements forums, part of the SkyUser Announcements category; Originally Posted by ram11 Sky Broadband in UK first with 100 Gigabit optical network Sky Broadband in UK first with ...
- 18-01-12, 11:39 AM #761
Advertisement- 18-01-12, 02:55 PM #762
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
yea that's for there network end not consumers end
- 18-01-12, 03:57 PM #763
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
Perhaps I'm reading it wrong then ...
BSkyB has launched a 100 Gigabit optical network for Sky Broadband customers, the first optical network to hit that speed in the UK.The network is aimed at allowing customers to rapidly download large files, including high definition videos.
- 18-01-12, 04:06 PM #764
- 18-01-12, 04:30 PM #765
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
Surely it suggest that though .. how else are we going to take advantage in order to "rapidly download large files"?
Or do we have to assume they're only referring to those people lucky enough to already have a decent download speed?
Alternatively .. perhaps they have some way of improving our current speeds on copper?
- 18-01-12, 04:36 PM #766
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
This story was cross-posted to this forum last week from another source. That story made it a lot clearer that it was for the backhaul which had been upgraded.
If you want to re-read the story which you have posted, here is another couple of quotes from it:
The system was deployed on BSkyB's existing optical network, and the company said this enabled it to have "a relatively simple, quick and cost effective in-service network upgrade".
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"We can do this because of the investment we make in our state-of-the-art, all-fibre core trunk network", he said.
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Previously Sky Fibre & Sky BB since 2010.
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- 18-01-12, 04:38 PM #767
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- 18-01-12, 05:18 PM #768
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
My experience is my Sky 7.5MB/s adsl is as quick/quicker in real day to day use than the Virgin 20MB/s broadband which is packet inspected and throttled to death so speednet's test packets go through a treat but anything *I* want is subject to delays and cancellations.
As is noted the backhaul is really important and I tried Sky to see how it performed and I'm now ditching Virgin completely- the headline numbers make the marketeers have a wet dream but end-users are not well served.
I'd pay a premium for a proper unlimited, unthrottled, service (as I did when the original Telewest cable service came out - moving from my BT adsl to 10MB/s cable was night and day) but the Virgin offering probably makes people think these higher speeds offer nothing extra!
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- 19-01-12, 05:07 PM #769
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
just seen this on official sky broadband ordering forum, dated 19/1/12 at 2:43pm by solarus.... Just got off the phone today with the Sales teams from Sky and they are now saying that their systems are starting to show FTTC options but as yet they are unable to select them. They are also saying that the trials are definatley underway.
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- 19-01-12, 05:22 PM #770
Re: Sky will be looking to run trials of fibre-optic broadband
lets hope it starts some time cause i want fibre and i want it now baby heheh