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Ignitionnet · 29-08-2015, 00:59

Indeed. They hope to reach the majority of the UK by 2025, and have it available to 'millions', which could be less than 10% of the UK, by 2020.

I'm sure VM, running at 300Mb across nearly 50% of the UK by 2016, will be quaking in their boots at the prospect of BT 'hoping' to offer 'up to' 500Mb to a smaller footprint than theirs by 2025.

By 2025 VM will be in excess of 1Gb, and be delivering that to over 2/3rds of the UK's homes and businesses.

There is no speed competition here, and BT have never had any interest in one and aren't going to start now. BT know there's no point and no money to be made from them pushing fibre deeper into their network in any kind of hurry. They were hoping FTTC would be adequate for at least 12 years.

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Ignitionnet Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Age: 45 Posts: 13,996	re: Virgin Media 70, 100 & 200 Mb Upgrades Indeed. They hope to reach the majority of the UK by 2025, and have it available to 'millions', which could be less than 10% of the UK, by 2020. I'm sure VM, running at 300Mb across nearly 50% of the UK by 2016, will be quaking in their boots at the prospect of BT 'hoping' to offer 'up to' 500Mb to a smaller footprint than theirs by 2025. By 2025 VM will be in excess of 1Gb, and be delivering that to over 2/3rds of the UK's homes and businesses. There is no speed competition here, and BT have never had any interest in one and aren't going to start now. BT know there's no point and no money to be made from them pushing fibre deeper into their network in any kind of hurry. They were hoping FTTC would be adequate for at least 12 years.