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The providers have claimed that the new service is well suited for productivity enhancing business application such as video conferencing and virtual private networks, as it provides very fast speeds for both uploads and downloads.
Househam Sprayer, which is a company based in Lincolnshire, has installed the service, and confirms what the providers claim. The company’s IT manager, Stephen Heath, says that there has been a significant increase in both upstream and downstream speeds. They were now getting up to 2Mbps for upstream, while downstream speeds have doubled from what they were earlier getting. Househam Sprayer’s employees can now safely and conveniently access the company’s virtual private network from remote offices or from their homes.
The service has also been made available for rural users. However, the catch is that the broadband speeds will keep in deteriorating as a user moves away from a local telephone exchange.
BT is taking requests for the service on its BT Local Business hotline at 01522 814400. Callers need to choose option 3 to begin the registration process.
