Remote Scottish Village To Trial Broadband Boosting Technology
Good news for anyone working in remote or rural parts of the UK – BT Openreach is now starting its first commercial trial of new broadband boosting technology in Scotland, a move that could benefit businesses all over the country in the future.
Long Reach VDSL – as the technology is known – works at higher power levels and uses a greater range of frequencies to help increase broadband speed, as well as the distance that broadband can be delivered. Typically, broadband is slower over long distances, but this could soon be a problem of the past.
Managing director at Openreach Kim Mears was quoted by the BBC as saying: “Long Reach VDSL can potentially improve speeds for thousands of homes and businesses across Scotland and the rest of the UK – particularly those connected by long lines. Getting faster speeds to rural communities is one of our biggest priorities.”
This pilot follows trials that took place on the Isle of Lewis last summer to see if Long Reach VDSL actually worked. Around 60 premises in the Hebrides and Argyle are taking part, among six different locations around the UK.
Openreach has also been working to bring some of the fastest broadband speeds in the country to businesses in Edinburgh and Scotland. Download speeds of up to 330Mpbs can be provided by G.fast, which is more than ten times the average in the UK. So if you wanted to download a two-hour HD film, it would take just 90 seconds, according to Insider.
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