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 Posted: Thu, 23rd Dec 2010 16:31 Post subject: 1gb broadband connection, nice :) |
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Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/jersey/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9308000/9308604.stm
The first homes in Jersey are now able to access broadband speeds of up to 1gb after Jersey Telecom started their fibre trial.
Flats in the new Castle Quay development in St Helier were the first place to have access to service.
Jersey Telecom say this is the fastest residential broadband connection outside of South Korea.
The government owned company are spending £40m over the next few years to give more people 1gb access.
Graeme Miller, Jersey Telecom CEO, said: "We don't think anyone else is doing this at the moment.
"One of the most difficult things is demonstrating the speed because we have not been able to find any commercial sites that provide a gigabit link that people can use."
The intention is that by 2016 anyone on the island who wants a 1GB connection will be able to get it.
Graeme Miller, JT CEO
During a demonstration of the 1GB service at a flat in the new Castle Quay development a 855mb high definition movie was downloaded in 10 seconds.
But Mr Miller said it was very difficult to demonstrate 1GB speeds as there are no commercial websites able to serve pages at that speed.
Companies in the UK are also trying to increase their internet speeds but Mr Millar said that Jersey Telecom announced their plans first and will get their sooner.
He said: "I think if you go back and look through the record we started to talk about gigabit Jersey on 30 April, which is about three weeks before BT announced their plans.
"But I don't think it is a coincidence that every forward looking telecoms company, forward looking nation is trying to do this."
Mr Miller said the high speed service was only available to Castle Quay at the moment because it gave them an easier environment to try out the new technology.
He said: "There is a lot of information we need to gain in order to do the full scale rollout and we are planning to start the full scale rollout in late summer or early autumn of 2011.
"We have got to find out a lot of information, what is the right technology to use, how much is it going to cost. The trial is about discovery so we can do a good job going forward."
Mr Miller told BBC Jersey they are able to afford this huge investment in the current climate because their investment in the back end network is slowing down.
It is hoped every home in the island will be able to access 1GB broadband by 2016
He said they are currently spending £20m a year, that will be reducing and so will now be spending £40m over the next few years on the 'last mile' network.
That means fibre to each home in the island.
Mr Miller said: "The intention is that by 2016 anyone on the island who wants a 1GB connection will be able to get it."
It isn't going to be the cheapest service though, prices aren't known yet as it is still at the trial phase, but Mr Miller expects it to be around £100 per month for 1GB.
"Today Virgin Media in the UK launched a 100mb service and they are charging around £45 per month, so I think a gigabit service might cost around £100 per month."
There will still be other speed options available for people not wanting to spend £100 per month, and new technology will allow people to opt for a short burst of high speed internet.
Mr Miller said: "One of the great things in the future is that you may pay for a slower speed but then if for some reason you need the fast speed for a few minutes you can get a turbo boost in pay per usage."
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Werelds
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Not hard to do on an island that is just 115 square km (or 45 square miles). The city near me is half as big with more inhabitants >_<
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Epsilon
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| Posted: Thu, 23rd Dec 2010 17:11 Post subject: |
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This type of connection is quite common in Sweden and Denmark as far as I know.
I have one atleast. 
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| Posted: Thu, 23rd Dec 2010 17:20 Post subject: |
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meanwhile in my 'village' I only have 1 Mbit/s -.-"
"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson | chiv wrote: | | thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found. |
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| Posted: Thu, 23rd Dec 2010 17:37 Post subject: |
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| pwerelds wrote: | | Not hard to do on an island that is just 115 square km (or 45 square miles). The city near me is half as big with more inhabitants >_< |
considering the islands ISP has always been shit, im looking forward to this  but price will be expensive  10 gig in less then 1 minute mmmm |
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| Posted: Thu, 23rd Dec 2010 22:13 Post subject: |
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Just marketing...
You pay for 1Gb/s and you can not use it.
If you surf on the internet you use only a few megs, that's it.
It is good for a fucking big company though.... a company with more than 2000 employees that is using videoconference and other bandwidth hungry services.
CCIE
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Neon
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ixigia
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| Posted: Thu, 23rd Dec 2010 22:35 Post subject: |
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/me hugs my 4Mbit |
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Ankh
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Dec 2010 10:14 Post subject: |
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Im happy with my 100/100 connection.
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Dec 2010 10:55 Post subject: |
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| Ankh wrote: | | Im happy with my 100/100 connection. |
And ramming it up our noses every time you get the chance 
Admit it, you are enjoying this 
"Quantum mechanics is actually, contrary to it's reputation, unbeliveably simple, once you take the physics out."
Scott Aaronson | chiv wrote: | | thats true you know. newton didnt discover gravity. the apple told him about it, and then he killed it. the core was never found. |
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Ankh
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deelix
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| Posted: Sat, 25th Dec 2010 13:22 Post subject: |
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im somewhat happy with 20/1
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