BT network upgrades will mean much faster broadband speeds, but new traffic management equipment will restrict P2P bandwidth.
UK ISP BT has launched a new Infinity broadband service that will give residential customers a 40Mbps download speed, and up to a 10Mbps upload speed. The current highest residential speed service it offers is 20Mbps.
The catch? The new traffic management equipment will throttle the bandwidth available to P2P applications and services during peak hours. Peak hours are typically from 4pm to midnight on weekdays, and from 9am to midnight on weekends.
The ISP says the basic 40Mbps service will be offered for £19.99 ($32.50) per month on an 18 month contract.
Only those who opt for BT’s most expensive tariff, £24.99 ($40.60) per month, will get the 10Mbps upload speed. With the basic package upload speed is up to 2Mbps.
“The internet is essential to our customers’ lives and they are demanding more and more as richer and even more compelling services become available,” says Gavin Patterson, chief executive officer, BT Retail. “BT Infinity gives customers the capacity and reliability they need in an instant and at a great value price they can afford. We want to give our customers the best possible online experience and are committed to rolling out super-fast speeds across the UK.”
Faster speeds are always good news, but the increase in P2P throttling will only mean more people will simply turn to VPN services if they haven’t already.
Stay tuned.
uh seriosuly 10mbits upload speed for 25 per montly?
It’s not like there are a ton of VPNs doing 40Mbps though so be prepared to not use all of that speed regardless.
vpn anyone but maybe be a little easy on the isp at the same time kk