ADSL2+ 24Mbit Nominal But Only 5% will go over 18Mbits (UK)

Sponge Bob

In an interesting survey of achievable BB speeds over copper in the UK , Point Topic did a survey which is here . A key finding was that if .....

LLU operators in the UK launch services capable of 24Mbits only 5% of potential customers will be close enough to get over 18Mbits .

They also show that only 75% of premises connected to an exchange are 4.5Km or less from an exchange, we would be about the same here .

The bandwidth which DSL technologies can deliver over a telephone line falls off sharply with distance. For example, ADSL2+ can deliver its maximum of 24Mb only within 300 metres of the telephone exchange. Bandwidth continues to fall with distance dropping to 8Mb at most by 3000 metres or roughly 10,000 feet which is just under 2 miles.

crawler

Sponge Bob wrote:

In an interesting survey of achievable BB speeds over copper in the UK , Point Topic did a survey which is here . A key finding was that if .....

LLU operators in the UK launch services capable of 24Mbits only 5% of potential customers will be close enough to get over 18Mbits .

They also show that only 75% of premises connected to an exchange are 4.5Km or less from an exchange, we would be about the same here .

At least in the UK they can use the 2nd pair ( where available - NTL for example - Siamese cable) to channel bond.....no option for that here...