Minister pushes broadband agenda

The government is to draw up a battle plan on the best way to roll out next-generation broadband networks.

It will share best practice from high-speed pilots around the UK as well as lay out the business case for future investment in high-speed networks.

The agreement came out of a broadband summit chaired by Competitiveness Minister Stephen Timms.

Mr Timms said ultra-fast broadband would be a key technology for Britain.

He welcomed Virgin Media’s announcement that it will be launching a 50Mbps (megabits per second) broadband service in the UK in 2008.

“This is an important stride towards full next-generation access in the UK which I’m sure others will want to match,” he said.

Full article on BBC Technology News

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