A £1million investment from the UK government will help fund research into boosting broadband speeds up to 1Gb/s.
With Virgin Media leading the way with its 50Mb service, and promising much faster speeds when the market is ready for it, fibre optic connections are becoming increasingly popular.
However, the government, ahead of a commitment to offer a 2Mb/s connection to every UK citizen, is investing six figures in 13 projects that promise to bring the next generation of broadband.
Identifying technical issues
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) will aid firms in achieving the higher speeds, and collaborating in pan-European projects.
"The challenge is to identify ways to address the technical issues facing the introduction of Ultra-Fast Broadband within the next decade and to build European collaborations to exploit the technology," said Mike Biddle, a spokesman for the TSB in a statement.
The research apparently includes a study into future technologies and a timeline for Britain to put an infrastructure in place for ultra-fast broadband, as well as passive components that will help connect homes to the fibre optic network.
Via BBC
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gandharva81
June 23rd
2. ye i know this but is it possible to use any other country except UK or USA where this is going to launch.
But this will decrease the stressful situation from net user and will be more comfortable and habitual to surf time on the net.
Be due to speed.
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scottgilbert
May 19th
1. How other countries must be envious when they read that the might of the UK government is investing 1million pounds into researching into broadband.
This is for the benefit of the UK population, but i do wonder if it was for the benefit of our MP's would they spend more???
Figures showed that the Hospitality Unit, based in the Foreign Office, spent £525,568 on wine in the financial year 2007-08.
They spent half the amount on wine.
Maybe we should tell our MP's quicker the broadband connection the quicker they can order their wine??
Why is it that the governmnet think that 2Mb/s connection to every UK citizen is sufficient?
If virgin are aiming for 50Mb then the Government should be aiming for 100Mb if not higher.
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