| 21st Century Network is BT's next
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| | broadband terms and some may say that
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| generation fibre optic network, which is
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| | BT's vision isn't moving quickly enough
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| an advanced communications network for
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| | to a complete 'fibre to the home'
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| the future. It will cost the company £10
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| | network. The company has already stated
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| Billion over the next few years to
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| | that it will accrue annual savings of £1
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| install a fibre optic connection into
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| | billion per annum when the transition is
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| every home across the country, replacing
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| | complete, but the promised savings are
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| the old copper wiring phone system.
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| | not acting as a spur to accelerate
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| BT states that it is designed to empower
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| | rollout of the network.
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| the broadband user with control, choice
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| | Is this money well spent? In 20th
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| and flexibility like never before, it
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| | November 2003, BT launched its 1Mbit/s
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| will mean that there be will one unified
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| | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
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| network carrying all voice and data
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| | broadband net service. In the summer of
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| communications. This is an upgrade on a
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| | 2003, Yahoo Broadband (Japan) received
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| massive scale, work began in Cardiff in
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| | its 3 millionth broadband customer for
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| 2006, but the major work will begin in
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| | services at 8 and 12Mbit/s. We are now in
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| January 2008 where BT will begin to
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| | 2007 and the UK is struggling to offer
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| upgrade its network nationwide, expecting
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| | even 8Mbit/s to most of broadband users,
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| to finish in 2011.
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| | with most broadband providers showing
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| Although, there has been a lot of
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| | advertising with the words "up to 8Mbit
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| criticism regarding the plans, mainly due
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| | s".
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| to their plans for high speed broadband
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| | It may be a bad comparison between the UK
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| services. Their main plan for providing
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| | and Japan but it shows a clear indication
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| broadband access is to upgrade to ADSL2+,
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| | of how far we are from achieving super
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| this however, is already old technology
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| | fast broadband access.
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| and has a broadband limit of up to 24Mbit
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| | Is this 21st Century Network the limit in
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| s and by the time this upgrade is
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| | which the UK broadband can go, or is BT
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| completed (2011), this technology will be
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| | playing it safe and not being adventurous
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| even more dated by then.
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| | enough?
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| The UK is already lagging behind in
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