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BT trial: Broadband goes further than ever

Telco BETs on taking ADSL to new lengths

Tags: broadband, government, digital britain, bet

By silicon.com

Published: 16 September 2009 12:43 GMT

BT is testing a system of broadband technology, currently used in business-class broadband, which could carry higher-speed broadband further from exchanges than was previously thought possible.

The telco said the Broadband Enabling Technology (BET), currently being trialled in Scotland, can take a 1Mbps connection up to 12km both up and downstream, compared to the standard 5km for ADSL.

BT Centre
BT hopes its BET system will help achieve the government's plan for 2Mpbs broadband
(Photo credit: BT)

For more on BT's testing of the BET system, see ZDNet UK.

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