Virgin Media races to offer fastest UK network
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27 October 2010 |
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Virgin Media is set to turn up the dial on its cable network, offering users speeds of up to 100Mbps (megabits per second).
It aims to provide the service to over 50 percent of the UK by mid-2012, beginning in December with 200,000 homes in London, the Home Counties and West Yorkshire.
It is the latest move in the race to bring super-fast broadband services to the UK.
It will give new impetus to rival BT's super-fast broadband rollout.
Neil Berkett, chief executive of Virgin Media described the service as "a significant milestone".
"The world of possibilities that broadband will enable is set to explode," he said.
The first towns earmarked for the super-fast service are Chelmsford, Farnborough and Heckmondwike in West Yorkshire.
The service will be available as part of a telephone or TV bundle for 35 a month or ã45 for a standalone broadband product.
"It will be interesting to see whether the British public will be tempted away f...
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