Netherlands Cable Operator to Test Internet Speeds Up to 30 Mbit/s

ro2

From Cisco Packet Magazine:

Netherlands Cable Operator to Test Internet Speeds Up to 30 Mbit/s
Cable operator UPC Nederland started field trials in Almere, the Netherlands, with the goal of offering Internet services with download speeds of 30 Mbit/s. At these speeds, an average 7-GB digital movie could be downloaded in 30 minutes compared to 16 hours with a 1-Mbit/s cable or asymmetric DSL (ADSL) service.

In 2006 UPC plans to run a trial in Amsterdam with speeds as high as 50 Mbit/s. The goal of both trials is to show that the company’s fiber-optic cable network is ready to meet future demands for high-speed Internet connections. For the Almere trial, UPC will set the cable modems of 300 subscribers to 30 Mbit/s for downloads and 1 Mbit/s for uploads. Various other
speeds will be tested as well.

ro2

There's also an article on the Broadband Explosion:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/784/packet/mar05/pdfs/report_broadband.pdf

In Belgium, for example, there is a strong incumbent telecom provider and two strong cable operators that have spurred one another to offer 3-Mbit/s broadband service for about 39 Euros

Sponge Bob

UPC own Chorus, I imagine that the punters in Limerick and Cork would love to trial this .

Cable can do a lot more than a mere 30Mbits , how about a REAL trial , 1024 Megabits

http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?site=lightreading&doc_id=68699