BT is to bring forward its trial of next-generation fibre-optic broadband in Glasgow. Up to 40Mbps broadband will now be offered from the autumn.
The ISP is currently testing a super-fast broadband service, which offers users speeds of up to 40Mbps, in Muswell Hill in London and Whitchurch in Cardiff. It planned to extend the trial to other areas of the UK, including Scotland next year.
However, complaints from Muswell Hill residents over the cabinets that house the fibre cables has encouraged BT to concentrate its efforts on the Scottish trial.
A BT spokesperson told ZDNet UK: "Glasgow is being brought forward as a result of some of the issues that we're experiencing in Muswell Hill."
The ISP said it was building 56 new street cabinets and laying 30 miles of cable in preparation for the trial, which will give 15,500 homes and businesses in the Hillington, Cardonald and Crookston areas of Glasgow access to the 40Mbps service.
"The race to get super-fast broadband into Glasgow is well and truly underway. The accelerator is flat to the floor," said Bob Downes, BT Openreach director for Scotland.
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john said: never mind 40Mbps we cant get above 05mbps
Rosemary Hattersley said: Most ISPs have some sort of cap but many allow you to download as much you wish during off-peak hours The argument is that by getting heavy users to schedule downloads for times when other people are less likely to be using the web for general browsing they wont be using up the bandwidth As for TV delivered via broadband the ISPs believe the BBC and other broadcasters should be contributing to the expense of the bandwidth
Carl Barron said: As all ISPs have a limited fair usage policy even those ISPs who claim to give unlimited download still state a fair usage policy is in place Hence by increasing the download speed the faster you reach your limit before you either have restrictions placed on you and at worse loose your contractUntil such times as this problem is addressed the push to watch TV via Broadband will only hasten the problems occurrence Signed Carl Barron Chairman of agpcuk