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You might remember a story we ran last month detailing Virgin’s fast broadband (200 Mbps) trials in the town of Ashford, Kent. These were small trials to see how people in the future might take advantage of 200 Mbps speeds with Virgin saying that they didn’t believe there would be any commercial application for the service in the near future.
However, the company announced this week that they have selected German mobile giant Motorola’s solution for ‘next gen’ broadband which could add more powerful packages to the already formidable line-up offered by Virgin, who currently provide the fastest internet connection in the country – providing you live in the right area.
From a technical standpoint, the deal means that new broadband cable standards such as DOCSIS 3.0 will be made available using Motorola’s BSR 64000 Integrated-CMTS solution. Sound complicated? That’s because it is. Luckily, the real world application is a little easier to grasp: It will increase bandwidth to Virgin’s network which means faster speeds, more reliable service and extra security to its customers.
Vice President for Motorola Home and Networks Mobility in Europe, Joe Cozzolino commented: “We are delighted to be selected by Virgin Media as it rolls out DOCSIS 3.0 based services, and we look forward to working closely as we head towards the reality of the 200Mb home.”
Basically, all this technology will be able to provide users with a feasible 200 Mbps broadband connection, four times faster than the fastest connection available in the UK today and – right now – the fastest residential connection available in the world.
Motorola are clearly excited about their involvement of the deal, and the company has recently shipped 1,000 of its TX32 downstream modules that can reduce bandwidth costs for operators by up to 60%. Mr. Cozzolino stated: “Cable operators worldwide are taking steps to optimize bandwidth availability in support of ultra-broadband services and are turning to Motorola because of the deep experience in delivering proven DOCSIS 3.0 solutions into the industry.”
Currently, the fastest broadband package available in the UK is thought to be Virgin Media’s 50mbs broadband deal. More info on the Virgin 50mb package, click here the image below:
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