'Soft launch' for 50Mb broadband soon
Monday, October 6 2008,
By James Welsh
Virgin Media hopes to begin a "soft launch" of its 50Mbps broadband service later this month.
Speaking at Goldman Sachs' Communacopia conference in New York, Virgin Media chief executive Neil Berkett said that following the October launch, approximately 40% of the UK would have access to the flagship tier of service by the end of the year.
Upload speeds for the 50Mbps downstream tier have yet to be confirmed, and Virgin said they are "not quite ready" to announce pricing. Customers who upgrade from Virgin's existing broadband services will need a new modem because the new service will use DOCSIS 3.0, a newer version of the specification that governs how data is carried over the cable television network than that used by the current offerings.
Monday, October 6 2008,
By James Welsh
Virgin Media hopes to begin a "soft launch" of its 50Mbps broadband service later this month.
Speaking at Goldman Sachs' Communacopia conference in New York, Virgin Media chief executive Neil Berkett said that following the October launch, approximately 40% of the UK would have access to the flagship tier of service by the end of the year.
Upload speeds for the 50Mbps downstream tier have yet to be confirmed, and Virgin said they are "not quite ready" to announce pricing. Customers who upgrade from Virgin's existing broadband services will need a new modem because the new service will use DOCSIS 3.0, a newer version of the specification that governs how data is carried over the cable television network than that used by the current offerings.