llu providers wont have that edge any more, and lets face it, their pentration has been abysmally bad up to now any way.
Of course the penetration has been bad J...the provider is having to pay for the kit that BT should have had in place 10 years ago.
Interesting comment, why should BT have fitted it rather than anyone else? Could additionally argue, why should BT - a private commercial entity - allow other providers to use its kit or its premises or its lines.
I've always thought the same, but then again..BT ain't exactly putting themselves at the forefront in order to gain customers these days.
As an example of what I mean....I'm just seeing the adverts on telly for BT's "new" 20Mbit home broadband.
If BT don't want their trousers pulled down in the business stakes, then they should have been offering 20Mbit at least 6 years ago when all the others were.
It's no good sitting by the wayside saying "you can lease my copper", because that ain't going to make you money.
You either keep up or give up IMO.
Remember, for all but those 3% (which no ISP, retail or wholesale, wants), up until now, there has been no real need for such services.
Why pay for ADSL2+ DSLAMs (done in firmware in most, but still a cost), and all the backhauls, only to have to rip it all out again to do it for 21CN. No, as a business, they decided not to update some of the DSLAMS or expensive backhauls, and do it as part of their 21CN. Sounds like a sound business plan to me :-/
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