Virgin Media to demo 200Mb/s broadband tomorrow

by Parm Mann on 19 March 2010, 12:57

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Tony Smith of The Register reports:

Virgin Media will publicly demonstrate its upcoming 200Mb/s broadband service this weekend.

VM's demo follows hot on the heels of the expansion of its 200Mb/s trial into Coventry. The test setup is already operating in Kent and has been since the summer of 2009.

The service operates over Virgin Media's fibre optic network, and involves running fibre into the home.

VM hasn't said when it expects to roll out 200Mb/s broadband commercially. Last month, it said it would offer subscribers 100Mb/s broadband by the end of this year.

Virgin's 200Mb/s demo will take place at the Ideal Home Show 2010 which kicks off a London's Earl's Court tomorrow. The show runs until 5 April.



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Will they also demonstrate it throttled to 56k?
they only do that on the lower plans like 10mb and sometimes 20mb but i have never had it on my 50mb
snootyjim
Will they also demonstrate it throttled to 56k?

Haha tickled me that :)
Would be nice if they got their availability more widespread aswell tbh.
VM can't supply a reliable 10/20Mb service, they'd be better off resolving these issues before running after some free advertising for a non-product.