[Ben]

With it looking incredibly likely that at least some mobile traffic will be travelling over the home WiFi network via wired broadband connection, and the onslaught of IPTV and On Demand programming, BT has pledged to get us all upgraded to maxDSL - finally allowing ADSL subscribers to make use of the maximum throughput their copper line can support. It's another minor blow for 3G, there's no denying that.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4773880.stm


BT is to increase its broadband speeds by up to four times from 31 March.
The firm said 78% of its users would be able to access at least four megabits per second (4Mbps), compared with the maximum of two available now.

Almost half would get 6Mbps and those close to their local exchange would be able to access 8Mbps.

Some rival providers already offer up to 24Mbps, but their services are restricted mainly to clusters of users in big cities.

BT said more than 5,300 exchanges serving more than 99.6% of UK homes and businesses were being upgraded to support the higher speeds.

As well as making web browsing and e-mailing quicker, higher speeds mean people can do more with their net connection, such as watching video, listening to audio, and playing online games.

[Hands0n]

Oh I dont know. 3G has enough of a problem selling data over it due to the ridiculously high data charges being levied by all of the mobile operators. In that light 3G cannot compete with DSL on anything but mobility - and that does not appear to be a sufficient edge to convince the Customer to buy into 3G (or 2G for that matter) data wholesale.

Me? I'm quite enjoying my 10Mbps Telewest cable Internet connectivity. I only use 3G data for the novelty of being able to occasionally. If it were affordably priced I would probably become a significant user of it when I am out and about, which is most of my working day.