In the past few days we’ve heard rumours of NTL boosting their maximum broadband speed from 1.5Mbps to 3Mbps. Some have suggested that this brings them closer in line with Telwest, who have been offering 3Mbps BlueYonder services since this summer. These upgrades by NTL have apparently been made possible by wide-scale network improvements over
Sambrook in Shropshire has become the latest exchange to fall foul of duct blockages. Multiple blockages have been found at this exchange, and as a result the RFS date has been moved from 27/10/2004 to 17/12/2004.
This afternoon brings some bad news for the residents of Thurlaston, as they are the latest exchange to suffer a delay to their RFS date. The original date of 27/10/2004 has now been revised to 08/12/2004. The delay has been caused by blocked cable ducts.
On an unrelated note… Sorry for the lack of updates to
BT Wholesale have today announced a further six Ready For Service date improvements. One of particular interest (partly because it is very local to me) is the Bucklers Hard exchange. This previously “unviable” exchange has now had all of its equipment moved to the neighbouring Beaulieu exchange. Considering the proximity of the two exchanges, it