20Mbps Connections from Zen Internet
Zen Internet, an independent broadband provider became the latest ISP that announced the introduction of quicker services with download speeds up to 20Mbps. This summer, they offer a plan with no extra cost up to 1Mbps speeds for both their new and old customers. The Zen Internet backed by the ADSL 2+ technology, is planning to connect their services with BT’s new Century Network.
The Zen internet is planning to launch the new services by this summer. The new services, which will be known as “like for like with their current products, but will effect no change in the price. Customers can also expect to obtain higher speeds. The Zen internet has started their plan by communicating with their customers.
Zen Internet’s head of product management and marketing Mr. Andrew Saunders of Zen Internet has claimed that they have been working on this project since 2008. Their concluding phase of trials and test on these new faster broadband services are expected to conclude in this summer. Therefore, they are planning to start the freh project with their existing customers without any price hike by late summer.
He also added that their services were very clear and they were going to continue with the current monthly contracts, as they wanted their customers to enjoy the benefits from the new services. He added that it will be made available at any time of the day with out any hindrance. The ISP also assures fast service to their new customers based on areas, where faster services are not yet available at the same price. Zen Internet also claims that it will not induce traffic shaping policies like rival ISPs, to restrict bandwidth usage.
The speed the customers receive, whatsoever will depend upon how far are they from the local BT exchange. An average estimation shows that the download speeds will be between 9Mbps to 13Mbps, with some already getting over 20Mbps. Zen’s network will plainly include its connections to BT’s local exchange. This policy is expected to result in the ISP gaining a substantial network expansion.
