For a FREE e-brochure
call 0800 083 0261
call 0800 083 0261
16:44 27th October 2011
Rural areas are more urgently in need of superfast broadband than towns and cities since the old copper network installed in those parts of the country was not built to carry data, according to Chris Marling, editor of independent broadband and smartphone comparison service BroadbandGenie.co.uk.
"Hence the slow speeds as you move further away from the telephone exchange - due to increased packet drops - data being lost in transit, so having to be sent again, slowing the speed of transfer," he explained.
Mr Marling added that fibre carries data much more efficiently, which explains why less packet drops so there is less drop in speed over distance.
His comments emerged as Richard Patterson, director of Broadband Expert, said the advent of 4G technology could significantly improve the coverage of broadband in the UK.
The Communications Consumer Panel recently called upon Ofcom to focus the 4G auction due for 2013 on improving mobile coverage in rural areas.
Posted by Derek Oldman
MCSA courses& Web Design Courses - helping you to find a new career. Choose from IT courses in Microsoft Networking, Programming, Desktop Support, Database Administration and Web Design.
IT industry news: Britain 'has biggest e-learning industry'
Britain has the largest e-learning industry in the European Union, with more than 400 companies specialising in e-learning for the corporate learning market alone, according to David Patterson,...
