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Cable TV provider Virgin Media has unveiled its next generation fibre optic cable network and is offering a new broadband package which claims to offer up to 50Mbps (megabits per second) download speeds, which is apparently almost nine times greater than the current average (5.9Mbps).
The new package, details of which can be accessed here, offers ‘unlimited' downloads (an ‘acceptable use' policy still applies), a wireless ‘n' router and dongle and some security software. It costs £51 per month stand-alone and £35 per month if you also have an £11 per month phone contract.
Neil Berkett, Virgin Media's CEO, said "Today marks a historic moment, for both Virgin Media and the UK. As the first ISP to roll out next-generation broadband access, our 50Mb service represents the dawning of a new era of high-speed services in the UK and is just the beginning of what we hope to offer our customers over the coming years."
Virgin Media says it has more than doubled the capacity of the original UK cable network, which means speeds could get up to 200 Mbps. By the end of this year, 40 percent of the network will have access to this new service, with the rest expected to be connected by the middle of next year.
