Virgin Media launches 50MB Broadband service

Virgin Media has announced that it will be the first Internet provider in Britain to provide customers with a 50 MBPS broadband service.

Virgin has recently completed tests for the new service in Kent and it is now all set for the go ahead for domestic use. Using fibre optic technology, many believe that this will start the demand for faster broadband speeds.

President to the Home Council of Europe, Joeri Van Bogaert believes fibre optic is the way forward for the future as he stated: ‘Cable modem can be complementary to fibre to the home (FTTH) but is in no way a substitute.While FTTH can easily deliver speeds of up to 100Mbps and could eventually pump out 1000Mbps, Virgin’s service offers 50Mbps and is asymmetric.” “This means that uploading content will be much slower than download speeds.’

Virgin have said that they hope the service will be available throughout the UK in June 2009. Follow the link for the full story and pricing details.

What do you think about Virgin’s new service? The UK might be on its way up the broadband speed ladder, Japan better watch out.

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