1.5Gbps Broadband trialled by Virgin Media in the UK

One of the two major players in the rollout of superfast fibre optic broadband across the United Kingdom, and the leading cable telecommunications provider operating in the country, Virgin Media has reportedly planned some tests for April for establishing a broadband connection speed that is faster than the UK average by 240 times.

For realising this trial project, Virgin Media would be, according to reports, teaming up with four firms in LOndon's Old Street vicinity.

It has also been reported that Virgin Media would be engaging the same cable infrastructure that is currently employed by it. Here the internet service povider expects its being able to deliver a download speed of 1.5Gbps and an upload speed of 150 Mbps.

It is understood that if the tests undertaken by Virgin Media at the Silicon Roundabout of London emerge successful, the provider will be able to deliver the fastest broadband connection in the world, at speeds of 240 fold faster than the current national average.

The pilot will be carried out by a partnership that inlcudes Virgin Media and four firms belonging to the creative industries. It has been reported that the group was working extensively for broadcasting services for live events and programmes, producing interactive applications for the internet and providing video for mobile and internet streaming.

JOn James Virgin Media's executive director for broadband commented on the development that their growing network provided a competitive substitute for the fastest fibre telecommunications networks of the future, making sure that the residentail and business customers of VirgiN media continued to enjoy broadband service of world class.